Hospital-acquired SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia in a person living with HIV

Alfredo Juan Chiappe Gonzalez, Juan Jose Montenegro-Idrogo, Ademir Roberto Vargas Vadillo, Milagros Slee Torres, Ivan Vargas Matos, Cristhian Pedro Resurrección Delgado

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Abstract

We report the case of a 38 year-old man living with well-controlled HIV on antiretroviral therapy who developed cerebellar symptoms and was admitted to hospital for management of an intraventricular cryptococcoma. During his hospital stay he contracted SARS CoV-2 infection within the hospital setting with a fatal outcome.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1320-1322
Number of pages3
JournalInternational Journal of STD and AIDS
Volume31
Issue number13
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Nov 2020

Keywords

  • Combination ART (cART), HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus), Location, Other, South America, Viral disease

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