Coronavirus disease 2019 attack rate in HIV-infected patients and in preexposure prophylaxis users.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

A new coronavirus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2) emerged in China during late 2019 and resulted in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic which peaked in France in March-April 2020. Immunodeficiency, precariousness and promiscuity could increase the risk of COVID-19 in HIV-infected patients and in preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) users. No epidemiological data are available in these two populations. We report COVID-19 attack rate in HIV-infected patients and in PrEP users in the Rhône department, France, and compared it with the general population.

Design

Retrospective analysis of a laboratory database.

Methods

COVID-19 testing strategy in France was centered on symptomatic infections, hospitalized patients and symptomat

SUBMITTER: Charre C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7493781 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature