Immune deficiency is a risk factor for severe COVID-19 in people living with HIV

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OBJECTIVES: A prior T cell depletion induced by HIV infection may carry deleterious consequences in the current COVID-19 pandemic. Clinical data on patients co-infected with HIV and SARS-CoV-2 are still scarce.

METHODS: This multicentre cohort study evaluated risk factors for morbidity and mortality of COVID-19 in people living with HIV (PLWH), infected with SARS-CoV-2 in three countries in different clinical settings. COVID-19 was clinically classified as to be mild-to-moderate or severe.

RESULTS: Of 175 patients, 49 (28%) had severe COVID-19 and 7 (4%) patients died. Almost all patients were on antiretroviral therapy (ART) and in 94%, HIV RNA was below 50 copies/mL prior to COVID-19 diagnosis. In the univariate analysis, an age 50 years or older, a CD4+ T cell nadir of < 200/µl, current CD4+ T cells < 350/µl and the presence of at least one comorbidity were significantly associated with severity of COVID-19. No significant association was found for gender, ethnicity, obesity, a detectable HIV RNA, a prior AIDS-defining illness, or tenofovir (which was mainly given as alafenamide) or protease inhibitor use in the current ART. In a multivariate analysis, the only factor associated with risk for severe COVID-19 was a current CD4+ T cell count of < 350/µl (adjusted odds ratio 2.85, 95% confidence interval 1.26-6.44, p=0.01). The only factor associated with mortality was a low CD4 T cell nadir.

CONCLUSIONS: In PLWH, immune deficiency is a possible risk factor for severe COVID-19, even in the setting of virological suppression. There is no evidence for a protective effect of PIs or tenofovir alafenamide.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:22

Enthalten in:

HIV medicine - 22(2021), 5 vom: 04. Mai, Seite 372-378

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hoffmann, Christian [VerfasserIn]
Casado, José L [VerfasserIn]
Härter, Georg [VerfasserIn]
Vizcarra, Pilar [VerfasserIn]
Moreno, Ana [VerfasserIn]
Cattaneo, Dario [VerfasserIn]
Meraviglia, Paola [VerfasserIn]
Spinner, Christoph D [VerfasserIn]
Schabaz, Farhad [VerfasserIn]
Grunwald, Stephan [VerfasserIn]
Gervasoni, Cristina [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antiretroviral therapy
COVID-19
HIV infection
Immune deficiency
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
RNA, Viral
SARS-CoV-2

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Date Completed 21.04.2021

Date Revised 21.04.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/hiv.13037

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM319332241