Author:
Parker Arifa,Boloko Linda,Moolla Muhammad S.,Ebrahim Nabilah,Ayele Birhanu T.,Broadhurst Alistair G. B.,Mashigo Boitumelo,Titus Gideon,de Wet Timothy,Boliter Nicholas,Rosslee Michael-Jon,Papavarnavas Nectarios,Abrahams Riezaah,Mendelson Marc,Dlamini Sipho,Taljaard Jantjie J.,Prozesky Hans W.,Mowlana Abdurasiet,Viljoen Abraham J.,Schrueder Neshaad,Allwood Brian W.,Lalla Usha,Dave Joel A.,Calligaro Greg,Levin Dion,Maughan Deborah,Ntusi Ntobeko A. B.,Nyasulu Peter S.,Meintjes Graeme,Koegelenberg Coenraad F. N.,Mnguni Ayanda T.,Wasserman Sean
Abstract
Abstract
Background
There is still a paucity of evidence on the outcomes of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PWH) and those co-infected with tuberculosis (TB), particularly in areas where these conditions are common. We describe the clinical features, laboratory findings and outcome of hospitalised PWH and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-uninfected COVID-19 patients as well as those co-infected with tuberculosis (TB).
Methods
We conducted a multicentre cohort study across three hospitals in Cape Town, South Africa. All adults requiring hospitalisation with confirmed COVID-19 pneumonia from March to July 2020 were analysed.
Results
PWH comprised 270 (19%) of 1434 admissions. There were 47 patients with active tuberculosis (3.3%), of whom 29 (62%) were PWH. Three-hundred and seventy-three patients (26%) died. The mortality in PWH (n = 71, 26%) and HIV-uninfected patients (n = 296, 25%) was comparable. In patients with TB, PWH had a higher mortality than HIV-uninfected patients (n = 11, 38% vs n = 3, 20%; p = 0.001). In multivariable survival analysis a higher risk of death was associated with older age (Adjusted Hazard Ratio (AHR) 1.03 95%CI 1.02–1.03, p < 0.001), male sex (AHR1.38 (95%CI 1.12–1.72, p = 0.003) and being “overweight or obese” (AHR 1.30 95%CI 1.03–1.61 p = 0.024). HIV (AHR 1.28 95%CI 0.95–1.72, p 0.11) and active TB (AHR 1.50 95%CI 0.84–2.67, p = 0.17) were not independently associated with increased risk of COVID-19 death. Risk factors for inpatient mortality in PWH included CD4 cell count < 200 cells/mm3, higher admission oxygen requirements, absolute white cell counts, neutrophil/lymphocyte ratios, C-reactive protein, and creatinine levels.
Conclusion
In a population with high prevalence of HIV and TB, being overweight/obese was associated with increased risk of mortality in COVID-19 hospital admissions, emphasising the need for public health interventions in this patient population.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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