HIV-1 & Coronavirus-Coinfection in Europe: Morbidity & Risk Factors of COVID-19 in People Living With HIV

Inclusion Criteria

• •• Cases (PLWHIV + COVID-19)
• •1. Any gender
• •2. At least 18 years of age
• •3. Documented HIV-1 infection
• •4. Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection by documented, or patient-reported, positive result on PCR testing of a nasopharyngeal or respiratory sample, before 1st April 2021
• •* Controls (COVID-19)
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• •1. Any gender
• •2. At least 18 years of age
• •3. No documented HIV-1 infection
• •4. Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection by documented, or patient-reported, positive result on PCR testing of a nasopharyngeal or respiratory sample, before 1st April 2021
• •5. Meet the matching criteria
• •For comparing PLWHIV \& COVID-19 versus HIV seronegative COVID-19 patients, a 1:1 matching will be performed according to the following criteria:
• •Age (+/- 5 years)
• •Sex
• •Ethnicity (where available)
• •Month of COVID-19 diagnosis (+/- 2 months)
• •COVID-19 diagnosis inpatient OR
• •COVID-19 diagnosis outpatient (ambulatory)
• •Controls (PLWHIV)
• •1. Any gender
• •2. At least 18 years of age
• •3. Documented HIV-1 infection
• •4. No evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection
• •5. Meet the matching criteria
• •For comparing PLWHIV \& COVID-19 versus PLWHIV without COVID-19, a 1:2 matching for similar risk of acquiring COVID-19 will be performed according to the following criteria:
• •Age (+/- 5 years)
• •Sex
• •Ethnicity (where available)