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Editor, Senior Moderator
Curr HIV Res
. 2020 Jul 12.
doi: 10.2174/1570162X18666200712175535. Online ahead of print.
Prevalence of COVID-19-like Symptoms Among People Living With HIV, and Using Antiretroviral Therapy for Prevention and Treatment
SeyedAhmad SeyedAlinaghi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Maryam Ghadimi[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Mahboubeh Hajiabdolbaghi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mehrnaz Rasoolinejad[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ladan Abbasian[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Malihe Hassan Nezhad[SUP] 3 [/SUP], SeyedAli Dehghan Manshadi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Fatemeh Ghadimi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Zahra Ahmadinejad[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
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Abstract
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 SARS-CoV-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 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.
Keywords: COVID-19; Coronavirus; HIV; Pneumonia; SARS-CoV-2; antiretroviral treatment (ART).
. 2020 Jul 12.
doi: 10.2174/1570162X18666200712175535. Online ahead of print.
Prevalence of COVID-19-like Symptoms Among People Living With HIV, and Using Antiretroviral Therapy for Prevention and Treatment
SeyedAhmad SeyedAlinaghi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Maryam Ghadimi[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Mahboubeh Hajiabdolbaghi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mehrnaz Rasoolinejad[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ladan Abbasian[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Malihe Hassan Nezhad[SUP] 3 [/SUP], SeyedAli Dehghan Manshadi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Fatemeh Ghadimi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Zahra Ahmadinejad[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32652912
- DOI: 10.2174/1570162X18666200712175535
Abstract
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 SARS-CoV-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 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.
Keywords: COVID-19; Coronavirus; HIV; Pneumonia; SARS-CoV-2; antiretroviral treatment (ART).