HIV and inflammatory markers are associated with persistent COVID-19 symptoms.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A proportion of COVID19 survivors may present with long-COVID, which is persistent symptoms lasting four or more weeks post SARS-CoV-2 infection. These symptoms may be mild to severe, and may affect different organ-systems of the body.

Aims

The main objective of this study was to determine the demographic, clinical and immunological factors associated with long COVID.

Materials & methods

We conducted a nested case control study, with a total of 94 study participants initially included, and 64 participants matched for age and sex for biomarker analyses.

Results

32/94 (34.1%) of all the participants had long COVID. Respiratory symptoms were the most common (59.5%) followed by the musculoskeletal symptoms (28.1%). HIV was an independent predictor of lon

SUBMITTER: Kamanzi P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10165949 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature