COVID-19 in patients with HIV-1 infection: a single-centre experience in northern Italy
COVID-19 in patients with HIV-1 infection: a single-centre experience in northern Italy
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DOI:
10.1007/s15010-020-01492-7
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发表时间:
2020-08-03
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影响因子:
7.5
通讯作者:
Attard, Luciano
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作者:
Calza, Leonardo;Bon, Isabella;Attard, Luciano
Background Since the end of February 2020, the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak rapidly spread throughout Italy and other European countries, but limited information has been available about its characteristics in HIV-infected patients. Methods We have described a case series of patients with HIV infection and COVID-19 diagnosed at the S.Orsola Hospital (Bologna, Italy) during March and April, 2020. Results We reported a case series of 26 HIV-infected patients with COVID-19. Nineteen subjects were men, the median age was 54 years, 73% of patients had one or more comorbidities. Only 5 patients with interstitial pneumonia were hospitalized, but there were no admissions to intensive care unit and no deaths. Conclusions In our experience, COVID-19 associated with HIV infection had a clinical presentation comparable to the general population and was frequently associated with chronic comorbidities.