Acessibilidade / Reportar erro

COVID-19 in HIV-infected individuals

Dear Editor,

We would like to share ideas on the publication entitled “Potential impact of the COVID-19 in HIV-infected individuals: a systematic review”11 de Medeiros KS, da Silva LAS, Macêdo LTA, Sarmento AC, Costa APF, Eleutério J Jr, et al. Potential impact of the COVID-19 in HIV-infected individuals: a systematic review Impact of the COVID-19 in HIV-Infected Individuals. Rev Assoc Med Bras. (1992). 2021;67Suppl 1(Suppl 1):127-56. https://doi.org/10.1590/1806-9282.67.Suppl1.20200754
https://doi.org/10.1590/1806-9282.67.Sup...
. de Medeiros et al.11 de Medeiros KS, da Silva LAS, Macêdo LTA, Sarmento AC, Costa APF, Eleutério J Jr, et al. Potential impact of the COVID-19 in HIV-infected individuals: a systematic review Impact of the COVID-19 in HIV-Infected Individuals. Rev Assoc Med Bras. (1992). 2021;67Suppl 1(Suppl 1):127-56. https://doi.org/10.1590/1806-9282.67.Suppl1.20200754
https://doi.org/10.1590/1806-9282.67.Sup...
noted that “HIV did not show any relevance directly with the occurrence of COVID-19. Some studies suggest … to control HIV infection could be used to prevent COVID-19 infection”11 de Medeiros KS, da Silva LAS, Macêdo LTA, Sarmento AC, Costa APF, Eleutério J Jr, et al. Potential impact of the COVID-19 in HIV-infected individuals: a systematic review Impact of the COVID-19 in HIV-Infected Individuals. Rev Assoc Med Bras. (1992). 2021;67Suppl 1(Suppl 1):127-56. https://doi.org/10.1590/1806-9282.67.Suppl1.20200754
https://doi.org/10.1590/1806-9282.67.Sup...
. In fact, the clinical association between COVID-19 and HIV infection is interesting. According to the pathobiological process of both infections, there is no common pathway regarding receptor and target cell. Hence, there should be no direct clinical association. Regarding the effect of antiviral therapy, the common antiviral activity of some antiviral drugs might be useful for the management of COVID-19. However, the dose adjustment might be required22 Yasri S, Wiwanitkit V. Dose prediction of lopinavir/ritonavir for 2019-novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection based on mathematic modeling. Asian Pac J Trop Med. 2020;13(3):137-8. https://doi.org/10.4103/1995-7645.277815
https://doi.org/10.4103/1995-7645.277815...
. Nevertheless, the common clinical and geographical epidemiology of these two diseases should be discussed. In many developing countries, social determinants of health of HIV cases are usually poor and might support getting COVID-1933 Brown LB, Spinelli MA, Gandhi M. The interplay between HIV and COVID-19: summary of the data and responses to date. Curr Opin HIV AIDS. 2021;16(1):63-73. https://doi.org/10.1097/COH.0000000000000659
https://doi.org/10.1097/COH.000000000000...
.

  • Funding: none.

REFERENCES

  • 1
    de Medeiros KS, da Silva LAS, Macêdo LTA, Sarmento AC, Costa APF, Eleutério J Jr, et al. Potential impact of the COVID-19 in HIV-infected individuals: a systematic review Impact of the COVID-19 in HIV-Infected Individuals. Rev Assoc Med Bras. (1992). 2021;67Suppl 1(Suppl 1):127-56. https://doi.org/10.1590/1806-9282.67.Suppl1.20200754
    » https://doi.org/10.1590/1806-9282.67.Suppl1.20200754
  • 2
    Yasri S, Wiwanitkit V. Dose prediction of lopinavir/ritonavir for 2019-novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection based on mathematic modeling. Asian Pac J Trop Med. 2020;13(3):137-8. https://doi.org/10.4103/1995-7645.277815
    » https://doi.org/10.4103/1995-7645.277815
  • 3
    Brown LB, Spinelli MA, Gandhi M. The interplay between HIV and COVID-19: summary of the data and responses to date. Curr Opin HIV AIDS. 2021;16(1):63-73. https://doi.org/10.1097/COH.0000000000000659
    » https://doi.org/10.1097/COH.0000000000000659

Publication Dates

  • Publication in this collection
    28 Feb 2022
  • Date of issue
    Feb 2022

History

  • Received
    17 Sept 2021
  • Accepted
    09 Oct 2021
Associação Médica Brasileira R. São Carlos do Pinhal, 324, 01333-903 São Paulo SP - Brazil, Tel: +55 11 3178-6800, Fax: +55 11 3178-6816 - São Paulo - SP - Brazil
E-mail: ramb@amb.org.br