Risk of  COVID-19 in-hospital mortality in people living with HIV compared to general population according to age and CD4 strata: data from the Icona network

Since the early phase of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic it has been questioned which groups of subjects were at higher risk of worse COVID-19 outcomes. This would have allowed firstly to implement specific preventing interventions, allocate therapeutic resources, and in the later phases of the pandemic prioritize COVID-19 vaccination. Demographic factors shortly appeared to be the main determinants of COVID-19 outcomes, with older age, male sex and social deprivation as strongly associated with hospitalization and death [1].

Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - September 21, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Andrea Giacomelli, Roberta Gagliardini, Alessandro Tavelli, Sara De Benedittis, Valentina Mazzotta, Giuliano Rizzardini, Annalisa Mondi, Matteo Augello, Spinello Antinori, Alessandra Vergori, Andrea Gori, Marianna Menozzi, Lucia Taramasso, Francesco Maria Source Type: research