John Nitin A, John Jyoti E
Department of Physiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bibinagar, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Department of Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
J Family Med Prim Care. 2022 Mar;11(3):828-832. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1090_21. Epub 2022 Mar 10.
HIV with coexisting Hepatitis C infection has been a global health problem. HIV with Hepatitis C prevalence is significantly higher in people living with HIV. These patients being immunocompromised are at higher risk of contracting COVID-19 infection. Super added COVID-19 infection may prove to be fatal in these patients. We decided to review literature for assessing the clinical manifestations and management of these patients contracting COVID-19 infection and explore the public health measures in practice in the current scenario. Practices of safety norms against COVID-19 shall prevent associated health morbidity and mortality. Moreover, management of these patients needs to be judiciously done by Physicians as COVID-19 infection may worsen their condition. The Public Health Specialist are playing a crucial role in management of COVID-19 pandemic especially by strategy planning for surveillance, health education and preparedness for any future wave of COVID-19 infection.
合并丙型肝炎感染的艾滋病毒一直是一个全球卫生问题。艾滋病毒合并丙型肝炎的患病率在艾滋病毒感染者中显著更高。这些免疫功能低下的患者感染新冠病毒的风险更高。叠加感染新冠病毒可能对这些患者致命。我们决定查阅文献,以评估这些感染新冠病毒的患者的临床表现和管理情况,并探讨当前情况下实际采取的公共卫生措施。针对新冠病毒的安全规范措施应能预防相关的健康发病和死亡情况。此外,由于新冠病毒感染可能会使这些患者的病情恶化,医生需要审慎地对他们进行管理。公共卫生专家在新冠疫情管理中发挥着关键作用,尤其是通过制定监测战略规划、开展健康教育以及为未来任何一波新冠病毒感染做好准备。