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COVID-19 in patients with HIV-1 infection: a single-centre experience in northern Italy #MMPMID32748333
Calza L; Bon I; Tadolini M; Borderi M; Colangeli V; Badia L; Verucchi G; Rossini G; Vocale C; Gaibani P; Viale P; Attard L
Infection 2021[Apr]; 49 (2): 333-337 PMID32748333show ga
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.