• Int. J. Infect. Dis. · Jul 2020

    Case Reports

    One case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in a patient co-infected by HIV with a low CD4+ T-cell count.

    • Maomao Wang, Limin Luo, Haiji Bu, and Hu Xia.
    • Department of Neurosurgery, Changhai Hospital of the Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China; Wuhan Huo Shen Shan Hospital, Wuhan, China.
    • Int. J. Infect. Dis. 2020 Jul 1; 96: 148-150.

    AbstractThe ongoing outbreak of COVID-19 that began in Wuhan, China, become an emergency of international concern when thousands of people were infected around the world. This study reports a case simultaneously infected by SARS-Cov-2 and HIV, which showed a longer disease course and slower generation of specific antibodies. This case highlights that a co-infection of SARS-Cov-2 and HIV may severely impair the immune system.Copyright © 2020 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.

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