BACKGROUND: New York City (NYC) was hard-hit by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic and is also home to a large population of people with human immunodeficiency virus (PWH). METHODS: We matched laboratory-confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) case and death data reported to the NYC Health Department as of 2 June 2020 against the NYC HIV surveillance registry. We describe and compare the characteristics and COVID-19-related outcomes of PWH diagnosed with COVID-19 with all NYC PWH and with all New Yorkers diagnosed with COVID-19. RESULTS: Through 2 June, 204 583 NYC COVID-19 cases were reported. The registry match identified 2410 PWH with diagnosed COVID-19 eligible for analysis (1.06% of all COVID-19 cases). Compared with all NYC PWH and all New Yorkers diagnosed with COVID-19, a higher proportion of PWH with COVID-19 were older, male, Black, or Latino, and living in high-poverty neighborhoods. At least 1 underlying condition was reported for 58.9% of PWH with COVID-19. Compared with all NYC COVID-19 cases, a higher proportion of PWH with COVID-19 experienced hospitalization, intensive care unit admission, and/or death; most PWH who experienced poor COVID-19-related outcomes had CD4 <500 cells/µL. CONCLUSIONS: Given NYC HIV prevalence is 1.5%, PWH were not overrepresented among COVID-19 cases. However, compared with NYC COVID-19 cases overall, a greater proportion of PWH had adverse COVID-19-related outcomes, perhaps because of a higher prevalence of factors associated with poor COVID-19 outcomes. Given the pandemic's exacerbating effects on health inequities, HIV public health and clinical communities must strengthen services and support for people living with and affected by HIV.
BACKGROUND: New York City (NYC) was hard-hit by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic and is also home to a large population of people with human immunodeficiency virus (PWH). METHODS: We matched laboratory-confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) case and death data reported to the NYC Health Department as of 2 June 2020 against the NYC HIV surveillance registry. We describe and compare the characteristics and COVID-19-related outcomes of PWH diagnosed with COVID-19 with all NYC PWH and with all New Yorkers diagnosed with COVID-19. RESULTS: Through 2 June, 204 583 NYC COVID-19 cases were reported. The registry match identified 2410 PWH with diagnosed COVID-19 eligible for analysis (1.06% of all COVID-19 cases). Compared with all NYC PWH and all New Yorkers diagnosed with COVID-19, a higher proportion of PWH with COVID-19 were older, male, Black, or Latino, and living in high-poverty neighborhoods. At least 1 underlying condition was reported for 58.9% of PWH with COVID-19. Compared with all NYC COVID-19 cases, a higher proportion of PWH with COVID-19 experienced hospitalization, intensive care unit admission, and/or death; most PWH who experienced poor COVID-19-related outcomes had CD4 <500 cells/µL. CONCLUSIONS: Given NYC HIV prevalence is 1.5%, PWH were not overrepresented among COVID-19 cases. However, compared with NYC COVID-19 cases overall, a greater proportion of PWH had adverse COVID-19-related outcomes, perhaps because of a higher prevalence of factors associated with poor COVID-19 outcomes. Given the pandemic's exacerbating effects on health inequities, HIV public health and clinical communities must strengthen services and support for people living with and affected by HIV.
Authors: Rachel A Bender Ignacio; Adrienne E Shapiro; Robin M Nance; Bridget M Whitney; Joseph A C Delaney; Laura Bamford; Darcy Wooten; Maile Y Karris; William C Mathews; Hyang Nina Kim; Jeanne Keruly; Greer Burkholder; Sonia Napravnik; Kenneth H Mayer; Jeffrey Jacobson; Michael Saag; Richard D Moore; Joseph J Eron; Amanda L Willig; Katerina A Christopoulos; Jeffrey Martin; Peter W Hunt; Heidi M Crane; Mari M Kitahata; Edward R Cachay Journal: AIDS Date: 2022-05-06 Impact factor: 4.632
Authors: James M Tesoriero; Carol-Ann E Swain; Jennifer L Pierce; Lucila Zamboni; Meng Wu; David R Holtgrave; Charles J Gonzalez; Tomoko Udo; Johanne E Morne; Rachel Hart-Malloy; Deepa T Rajulu; Shu-Yin John Leung; Eli S Rosenberg Journal: JAMA Netw Open Date: 2021-02-01