Impact of HIV infection on COVID-19 clinical outcome In June 2020, STI shared a podcast describing the first available data about the outcomes of COVID-19 related hospitalisation for people living with HIV (PLWH). We shared some take-home points: 1) Encourage disclosure of known HIV status on COVID-19 related hospital admittance 2) Encourage HIV testing […]
Category: COVID-19
Sexual Health and COVID-19
In the latest STI podcast, Dr Fabiola Martin talks to BASHH President Dr John McSorely about the rapid adjustments applied to UK’s sexual health care services as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown and deployment of sexual health care providers to support other health care services. Highlights from this podcast All over the country […]
HIV & COVID-19 – What do we know so far?
Listen to STI’s podcasts focusing on HIV & COVID-19: COVID-19 Vaccine and People who live with HIV Impact of HIV infection on COVID-19 clinical outcome Take-home points PLWHIV who have COVID-19 do as well as the general population if they have no other risk factors and who are well immune-reconstituted on anti-retroviral medication. […]
COVID-19 and HIV: Calling attention to the importance of ensuring HIV status and testing is included in the management of COVID-19
As health care services worldwide undergo major reconfiguration to respond to the coronavirus crisis, there are simple and affordable ways to improve outcomes that relate to both HIV and COVID-19 care. The first step is to make sure that the HIV status is recorded on all hospital admissions relating to COVID-19. This in turn will […]