Hospital-acquired SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia in a person living with HIV.
Alfredo Juan Chiappe GonzalezJuan Jose Montenegro-IdrogoAdemir Roberto Vargas VadilloMilagros Slee TorresIvan Vargas MatosCristhian Pedro Resurrección DelgadoPublished in: International journal of STD & AIDS (2020)
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.
Keyphrases
- antiretroviral therapy
- sars cov
- healthcare
- hiv infected
- acute care
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv positive
- hiv aids
- hepatitis c virus
- emergency department
- hiv infected patients
- intensive care unit
- hiv testing
- men who have sex with men
- physical activity
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation