Can I go back to work? A case of persistent SARS-CoV-2 with advanced untreated HIV infection

Rhys D Wenlock; Colin S Brown; Collins Iwuji; Jaime H Vera

doi:10.1177/09564624211051631

Can I go back to work? A case of persistent SARS-CoV-2 with advanced untreated HIV infection

Int J STD AIDS. 2022 Feb;33(2):209-211. doi: 10.1177/09564624211051631. Epub 2021 Nov 27.

Authors

Rhys D Wenlock¹, Colin S Brown², Collins Iwuji^{1

3

4}, Jaime H Vera^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ 8721Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Brighton, UK.
² 371011Public Health England, UK.
³ Centre for Global Health Research, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, UK.
⁴ Africa Health Research Institute, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

PMID: 34839773
DOI: 10.1177/09564624211051631

Abstract

We describe the case of a 30-year-old care home employee diagnosed with COVID-19 and acute untreated HIV-1. He was unable to return to work for 119 days due to concerns over transmission risk as his SARS-CoV-2 PCR remained detectable. This highlights the uncertainty in interpreting SARS-CoV-2 PCR results post-infection in acute untreated HIV.

Keywords: HIV; SARS-COV-2; cycle threshold; pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia.

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MeSH terms

Adult
COVID-19*
HIV Infections* / complications
HIV Infections* / drug therapy
HIV-1*
Humans
Male
Return to Work
SARS-CoV-2