Description of COVID-19 in HIV-infected individuals: a single-centre, prospective cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Information about incidence, clinical characteristics, and outcomes of HIV-infected individuals with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is scarce. We characterised individuals with COVID-19 among a cohort of HIV-infected adults in Madrid.

Methods

In this observational prospective study, we included all consecutive HIV-infected individuals (aged ≥18 years) who had suspected or confirmed COVID-19 as of April 30, 2020, at the Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal (Madrid, Spain). We compared the characteristics of HIV-infected individuals with COVID-19 with a sample of HIV-infected individuals assessed before the COVID-19 pandemic, and described the outcomes of individuals with COVID-19.

Findings

51 HIV-infected individuals w

SUBMITTER: Vizcarra P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7255735 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature