Clinical features and prognostic factors of COVID-19 in people living with HIV hospitalized with suspected or confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection

Overview

This report describes the demographics, clinical presentation, clinical outcomes, and risk factors among people living with HIV (PLHIV) who have been hospitalized for suspected or confirmed COVID-19.

The specific objectives of the analysis were to: 

  • describe the clinical characteristics and outcomes of PLHIV hospitalized for COVID-19
  • assess whether PLHIV hospitalized with COVID-19 were at increased risk of presenting with severe or critical illness at admission and were at increased risk of in-hospital death compared to individuals not infected with HIV
  • assess risk factors associated with severe or critical illness at hospital admission and of in-hospital death among PLHIV hospitalized for COVID-19.
WHO Team
Editors
WHO
Number of pages
20
Reference numbers
WHO Reference Number: WHO/2019-nCoV/Clinical/HIV/2021.1
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