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. 2020 Nov 19;71(16):2294-2297.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa635.

Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes in People Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Hospitalized for Coronavirus Disease 2019

Noga Shalev  1 , Matthew Scherer  1 , Elijah D LaSota  1 , Pantelis Antoniou  2 , Michael T Yin  1 , Jason Zucker  1 , Magdalena E Sobieszczyk  1
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Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes in People Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Hospitalized for Coronavirus Disease 2019

Noga Shalev et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

Abstract

We describe the characteristics of 31 people living with human immunodeficiency virus hospitalized for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection. All patients were on antiretroviral therapy and virologically suppressed at the time of admission. Clinical course and outcomes were similar to those reported in other hospitalized cohorts.

Keywords: COVID-19; HIV; SARS-CoV-2.

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