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| Title |
The clinical and epidemiological characteristics of a series of patients living with HIV admitted for COVID-19 in a district hospital
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| Published in |
BMC Infectious Diseases, February 2023
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12879-023-08004-6 |
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| Authors |
Ayanda Trevor Mnguni, Denzil Schietekat, Nabilah Ebrahim, Nawhaal Sonday, Nicholas Boliter, Neshaad Schrueder, Shiraaz Gabriels, Lovemore N. Sigwadhi, Annalise E. Zemlin, Zivanai C. Chapanduka, Veranyuy Ngah, Anteneh Yalew, Thumeka Jalavu, Ibtisam Abdullah, Jacques L. Tamuzi, Yamanya Tembo, Mary-Ann Davies, Rene English, Peter S. Nyasulu |
| Abstract |
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to evolve. Globally, COVID-19 continues to strain even the most resilient healthcare systems, with Omicron being the latest variant. We made a thorough search for literature describing the effects of the COVID-19 in a high human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/tuberculosis (TB) burden district-level hospital setting. We found scanty literature. A retrospective observational study was conducted at Khayelitsha District Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa (SA) over the period March 2020-December 2021. We included confirmed COVID-19 cases with HIV infection aged from 18 years and above. Analysis was performed to identify predictors of mortality or hospital discharge among people living with HIV (PLWH). Predictors investigated include CD4 count, antiretroviral therapy (ART), TB, non-communicable diseases, haematological, and biochemical parameters. This cohort of PLWH with SARS-CoV-2 infection had a median (IQR) age of 46 (37-54) years, male sex distribution of 29.1%, and a median (IQR) CD4 count of 267 (141-457) cells/mm3. Of 255 patients, 195 (76%) patients were discharged, 60 (24%) patients died. One hundred and sixty-nine patients (88%) were on ART with 73(28%) patients having acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). After multivariable analysis, smoking (risk ratio [RR]: 2.86 (1.75-4.69)), neutrophilia [RR]: 1.024 (1.01-1.03), and glycated haemoglobin A1 (HbA1c) [RR]: 1.01 (1.007-1.01) were associated with mortality. The district hospital had a high COVID-19 mortality rate among PLWH. Easy-to-access biomarkers such as CRP, neutrophilia, and HbA1c may play a significant role in informing clinical management to prevent high mortality due to COVID-19 in PLWH at the district-level hospitals. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 33 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 15% |
| France | 3 | 9% |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 3% |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 3% |
| Canada | 1 | 3% |
| South Africa | 1 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 3% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 19 | 58% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 30 | 91% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 3% |
| Scientists | 1 | 3% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 43 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unspecified | 7 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 9% |
| Researcher | 3 | 7% |
| Other | 2 | 5% |
| Librarian | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 4 | 9% |
| Unknown | 21 | 49% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unspecified | 7 | 16% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 3 | 7% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 2 | 5% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 1 | 2% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 5 | 12% |
| Unknown | 24 | 56% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 15. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 14 March 2023.
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