AidsmapA detectable viral load together with a CD4 count below 500 put people with HIV at greater risk of severe COVID-19, a study of COVID-19 cases in 16 Spanish hospitals reported yesterday (July 19) at the 11th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2021).
The study also found that having multiple co-morbidities – conditions such as high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, cancer or high blood pressure – greatly raised the risk of a severe outcome, confirming findings from other studies in people with HIV and the general population.
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Source : Aidsmap
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