Brief Report: Acute Kidney Injury in People Living With HIV Hospitalized With Coronavirus Disease 2019: Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Data on clinical characteristics and outcomes of people living with HIV (PLWH) hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) who develop acute kidney injury (AKI) are limited.

Setting

Large tertiary health care system in the Bronx, NY.

Methods

We performed a retrospective cohort study of 83 PLWH and 4151 patients without HIV hospitalized with COVID-19 from March 10, 2020, to May 11, 2020. We compared the clinical characteristics and outcomes associated with AKI by HIV serostatus and evaluated HIV-related factors for AKI among PLWH. AKI was defined and staged using Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes criteria.

Results

The incidence of AKI in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 did not differ significantly by HIV serostatus (54.2% in PLWH

SUBMITTER: Fisher MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8629144 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature