COVID-19 in patients with HIV-1 infection: a single-centre experience in northern Italy.
Infection
; 49(2): 333-337, 2021 Apr.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-691796
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Since the end of February 2020, the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak rapidly spread throughout Italy and other European countries, but limited information has been available about its characteristics in HIV-infected patients.METHODS:
We have described a case series of patients with HIV infection and COVID-19 diagnosed at the S.Orsola Hospital (Bologna, Italy) during March and April, 2020.RESULTS:
We reported a case series of 26 HIV-infected patients with COVID-19. Nineteen subjects were men, the median age was 54 years, 73% of patients had one or more comorbidities. Only 5 patients with interstitial pneumonia were hospitalized, but there were no admissions to intensive care unit and no deaths.CONCLUSIONS:
In our experience, COVID-19 associated with HIV infection had a clinical presentation comparable to the general population and was frequently associated with chronic comorbidities.Keywords
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
HIV Infections
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Infection
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S15010-020-01492-7
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