Comments on "coinfection of SARS-CoV-2 and HIV in a patient in Wuhan city, China".
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There are doubts that this patient is living with HIV, and additional information would be needed to confirm it, and the antiretroviral drug treatment mentioned is not within the standard guidelines for someone infected with HIV.Abstract:
Zhu et al. report in their letter, Co-infection of SARS-CoV-2 and HIV in a patient in Wuhan city, China, a case of COVID19 in an HIV infected patient1 . However, from the details given in the report, there are doubts that this patient is living with HIV, and additional information would be needed to confirm it. In addition, the antiretroviral drug treatment mentioned is not within the standard guidelines for someone infected with HIV. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.read more
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Could HIV infection alter the clinical course of SARS-CoV-2 infection? When less is better.
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Reply to Comments on 'Co-infection of SARS-CoV-2 and HIV in a patient in Wuhan city, China'.
TL;DR: This case of co‐infection of SARS‐CoV‐2 and HIV has raised the interests of the HIV research community and the World Health Organiztion declared the COVID‐19 crisis a global pandemic.
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Coinfection: A Systematic Review of the Literature and Challenges.
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COVID-19 in patients living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection: Challenges and way-forward.
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Clinical outcomes and prognosis of patients with HIV and SARS-CoV-2 coinfection.
TL;DR: The conclusions made within this article should be taken with caution as the outcomes of patients co‐infected with HIV and SARS‐CoV‐2 are not definitive and evidence regarding this matter is constantly evolving.
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Co-infection of SARS-CoV-2 and HIV in a patient in Wuhan city, China.
TL;DR: This report reports on an identified unique severe case involving co‐infection of SARS‐CoV‐2 and HIV, which was referred, quarantined and treated in Wuhan Tongji Sino‐French New Town Hospital, a designated medical institution for the novel coronavirus infection.