Prevalence of COVID-19-like Symptoms among People Living with HIV, and Using Antiretroviral Therapy for Prevention and Treatment
| Autor: | Maryam Ghadimi, Mehrnaz Rasoolinejad, Malihe Hassan Nezhad, Fatemeh Ghadimi, Zahra Ahmadinejad, Mahboubeh Hajiabdolbaghi, Ladan Abbasian, Seyed Ali Dehghan Manshadi, SeyedAhmad SeyedAlinaghi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Male Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Adolescent Cross-sectional study Pneumonia Viral Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) HIV Infections Comorbidity 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Iran medicine.disease_cause 03 medical and health sciences Betacoronavirus Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Virology medicine Prevalence Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Young adult Child Pandemics Aged business.industry SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 Middle Aged medicine.disease Pneumonia Infectious Diseases Cross-Sectional Studies El Niño Anti-Retroviral Agents Sputum Female medicine.symptom Symptom Assessment business Coronavirus Infections |
| Zdroj: | Current HIV research. 18(5) |
| ISSN: | 1873-4251 |
| Popis: | Background: COVID-19 has spread globally with remarkable speed, and currently, there is limited data available exploring any aspect of the intersection between HIV and SARSCoV- 2 co-infection. Objective: To estimate the prevalence of clinical symptoms associated with COVID-19 among people living with HIV (PLWH) in Tehran, Iran. Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: A total of 200 PLWH were recruited through the positive club via sampling, and completed the symptom-based questionnaire for COVID-19, which was delivered by trained peers. Results: Of 200 participants, respiratory symptoms, including cough, sputum, and shortness of breath, were the most prevalent among participants, but only one person developed symptoms collectively suggested COVID-19 and sought treatments. Conclusions: It appears that existing infection with HIV or receiving antiretroviral treatment (ART) might reduce the susceptibility to the infection with SARS-CoV-2 or decrease the severity of the infection acquired. Further research is needed to understand causal mechanisms. |
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