The effect of HIV status on the frequency and severity of acute respiratory illness.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Antiretroviral therapy has improved the health of people living with HIV (PLW-HIV), though less is known about how this impacts on acute respiratory illness. These illnesses are a common cause of ill health in the general population and any increase in their frequency or severity in PLW-HIV might have significant implications for health-related quality of life and the development of chronic respiratory disease.

Methods

In a prospective observational cohort study following PLW-HIV and HIV negative participants for 12 months with weekly documentation of any acute respiratory illness, we compared the frequency, severity and healthcare use associated with acute respiratory illnesses to determine whether PLW-HIV continue to have a greater frequency or severity of suc

SUBMITTER: Brown J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7259631 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature