Early virus clearance of SARS-CoV-2 among co-infection with malaria

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: India has witnessed significant number of cases of co-infection of malaria or dengue with COVID-19, especially during the monsoon season. It has been speculated that anti-malarial immunity might have a protective role in co-infection. Retrospective analysis of co-infection of vector-borne diseases with COVID-19 was done for comparing their remission with matched controls with COVID-19 by means of epidemiological data.

METHODS: Medical case records of patients with co-infection of malaria or dengue with COVID-19 admitted at TNMC and BYL Nair Charitable Hospital from 1 March 2020 to 31 October 2020 were analyzed retrospectively. Out of 91 cases of co-infection of SARS-CoV-2 infection with vector-borne diseases, virus clearance (VC) analysis was done for 61 co-infections with malaria.

RESULTS: Median duration of VC for co-infection with malaria was 8 days whereas, it was 12 days for controls with COVID-19 (p=0.056). Young patients (≤50 years) with co-infection recovered faster than controls age (p=0.018).

INTERPRETATION & CONCLUSION: Co-infection with malaria is associated with less severe disease and early recovery in the form of early VC. Genetic and immunological studies are necessary to confirm malaria protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:60

Enthalten in:

Journal of vector borne diseases - 60(2023), 2 vom: 01. Apr., Seite 211-214

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Rathi, Pravin M [VerfasserIn]
Mahajan, Niraj N [VerfasserIn]
Srivastava, Vartika [VerfasserIn]
Junare, Parmeshwar R [VerfasserIn]
Bansal, Saurabh [VerfasserIn]
Kaushal, Nandita [VerfasserIn]
Rathod, Darshana B [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Co-infection
Dengue
Journal Article
Malaria
SARS-CoV-2 infection
Vector-borne disease

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Date Completed 10.07.2023

Date Revised 18.07.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.4103/0972-9062.364758

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM359182674