Clinical characteristics of COVID-19 patients with HIV coinfection in Wuhan, China
Rongrong Yang, Xien Gui, Yongxi Zhang, Yong Xiong, Shicheng Gao, Hengning Ke
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Information about the impact of HIV coinfection on clinical characteristics of COVID-19 patients remains limited. METHODS: Maximum body temperatures, fever duration, chest CT and viral shedding, lymphocyte counts, and titer of SARS-CoV-2 antibody were compared between COVID-19 patients with and without HIV infection in Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University from January 20th to February 14th, 2020. RESULTS: = 0.813). CONCLUSION: T lymphocyte counts caused by HIV infection itself might be one of reasons for relatively weak ability to produce SARS-CoV-2 specific antibodies. The effects of anti-HIV drugs in prevention and treatment of COVID-19 appears to be limited.