AidsmapPeople with HIV who are severely immunosuppressed may have prolonged periods of shedding SARS-CoV-2 without clinical symptoms, a case report presented at the 18th European AIDS Conference (EACS 2021) last week suggests.
But it’s unclear how infectious people in this situation might be, and current guidance on isolation and social distancing may have significant clinical and psychosocial costs for the people affected, Dr Irfaan Maan of University College London Institute for Global Health told the conference.
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Source : Aidsmap
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