Prevalence and severity of new coronavirus disease` clinical course among hiv-infected people in comparison with general population

Sergevnin, V. I.; Sarmometov, E. V.; Rozhkova, M. V.

Relevance. The question about HIV-infected people as a risk group of morbidity and severe course of COVID-19 is still open. Aim of our scientific work is to determine the prevalence and severity of COVID-19` clinical course in HIV-infected people in comparison with the general population. Materials and methods. The information resources of COVID-19 registration in HIV-infected and HIV-negative people in Perm Region were studied for 2020. Results. The prevalence of COVID-19 among HIV-infected people is lower than among HIV-negative people. There were no significant differences in the severity of COVID-19 clinical course in HIV-infected and HIV-negative people. There was no statistically significant dependence of the severity of COVID-19 clinical course in HIV-infected patients on the number of CD4 + T cells and the degree of viral load. Conclusion. HIV-infected people are not a risk group of morbidity and severe course of COVID-19. © 2021, Numikom. All rights reserved.