Open AccessPeople living with HIV and COVID-19: A report on 2 clinical cases from South Africa
Author(s) -
Mohammed Mitha,
AP Maharaj,
Kennedy Nyamande
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
african journal of thoracic and critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2617-0205
pISSN - 2617-0191
DOI - 10.7196/ajtccm.2020.v26i2.078
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumonia , covid-19 , diabetes mellitus , antiretroviral treatment , coronavirus , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , antiretroviral therapy , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , immunology , virology , viral load , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak , endocrinology
The impact of HIV in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has not been well established. It is uncertain if outcomes are better or worse in these patients compared with COVID-19 patients with diabetes mellitus, hypertension and other chronic diseases. The course and outcome is also unknown in HIV-positive patients who are virally suppressed on antiretroviral treatment (ART) compared with those who are treatment-naive. We present two HIV-positive cases with COVID-19 pneumonia – one virally suppressed and the other newly diagnosed. Both patients had favourable outcomes.