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ArticleGlobal epidemiology2025

Estimating risk of acquiring SARS-COV2 infection in treatment-experienced PLWH: A case-control study.

Pierluigi Francesco Salvo, Valentina Iannone, Francesca Lombardi, Arturo Ciccullo, Francesco Lamanna, Rosa Anna Passerotto, Gianmaria Baldin, Rebecca Jo Steiner, Andrea Carbone, Valentina Massaroni and 2 more

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Pierluigi Francesco SalvoUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma Italia- Dipartimento di Sicurezza e Bioetica sezione Malattie Infettive, 00168 Roma, Italy.
Valentina IannoneUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma Italia- Dipartimento di Sicurezza e Bioetica sezione Malattie Infettive, 00168 Roma, Italy.
Francesca LombardiFondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma Italia- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche, UOC Malattie Infettive, 00168 Roma, Italy.
Arturo CicculloOspedale San Salvatore, Dipartimento di Malattie Infettive L'Aquila, 67100, Italy.
Francesco LamannaUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma Italia- Dipartimento di Sicurezza e Bioetica sezione Malattie Infettive, 00168 Roma, Italy.
Rosa Anna PasserottoUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma Italia- Dipartimento di Sicurezza e Bioetica sezione Malattie Infettive, 00168 Roma, Italy.
Gianmaria BaldinUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma Italia- Dipartimento di Sicurezza e Bioetica sezione Malattie Infettive, 00168 Roma, Italy.
Rebecca Jo SteinerUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma Italia- Dipartimento di Sicurezza e Bioetica sezione Malattie Infettive, 00168 Roma, Italy.
Andrea CarboneUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma Italia- Dipartimento di Sicurezza e Bioetica sezione Malattie Infettive, 00168 Roma, Italy.
Valentina MassaroniFondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma Italia- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche, UOC Malattie Infettive, 00168 Roma, Italy.
Simona Di GiambenedettoUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma Italia- Dipartimento di Sicurezza e Bioetica sezione Malattie Infettive, 00168 Roma, Italy.
Alberto BorghettiDipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale, Unità di Malattie Infettive, Università di Pisa, 56124, Pisa, Italy.

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Abstract

Background: Risk factors for acquiring SARS-CoV-2 infection in people living with HIV (PLWH) and the true relationship between HIV and SARS CoV-2, are still not fully understood. Objectives: The aim of this study was to identify the independent risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 acquisition in treatment experienced PLWH, shedding light on potential risk factors associated with SARS CoV-2 infection in PLWH undergoing treatment. Study design: PLWH were recruited from the Infectious Diseases Outpatient Clinic of Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A.Gemelli IRCCS in Italy and randomly interviewed via a questionnaire during their follow-up visits to determine if they had experienced a SARS-CoV-2 infection between March 2020 and June 2022.For each participant with reported history of SARS-CoV-2 (cases), two PLWH with no declared COVID-19 infection were selected (controls); PLWH had a similar potential exposure time to SARS-CoV-2. A total 220 PLWH were selected: 72 cases and 148 controls. None developed severe Covid-19 disease and only one participant required hospitalization. Results: Overall, 220 PLWH were enrolled: 72 cases and 148 controls. Characteristics of cases and controls were similar, except for the ART regimen used and the last HIV-RNA concentration before the enrollment date. By an adjusted multivariable logistic regression, the estimated odds of SARS-CoV-2 infection was higher in more recent years (2022 versus 2020 aOR 20.74, 95 % CI 5.26-81.8) and in PLWH with last HIV-RNA >50 cp/mL before enrollment date (versus <50 aOR 4.56, 95 % CI 1.01-20.46). A reduced odds was correlated with >3 vaccine doses (versus <3 or not vaccinated aOR 0.08, 95 % CI 0.02-0.24). Conclusion: In this cohort, the odds of SARS-CoV-2 acquisition increased over time, probably due to change in lock-down measures and in SARS-CoV-2 circulating variants.Detectable viral load was associated with increased risk of infection, highlighting the importance of HIV-RNA monitoring during pandemics.

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