COVID-19: Prolonged viral shedding in an HIV patient with literature review of risk factors for prolonged viral shedding and its implications for isolation strategies

Muhammad Yousaf; Mansoor Hameed; Hussam Alsoub; Mohamad Khatib; Wasim Jamal; Mushtaq Ahmad

doi:10.1002/ccr3.3786

COVID-19: Prolonged viral shedding in an HIV patient with literature review of risk factors for prolonged viral shedding and its implications for isolation strategies

Clin Case Rep. 2021 Jan 13;9(3):1397-1401. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3786. eCollection 2021 Mar.

Authors

Muhammad Yousaf^{1

2}, Mansoor Hameed^{2

3}, Hussam Alsoub³, Mohamad Khatib¹, Wasim Jamal^{1

2}, Mushtaq Ahmad^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Hazm Mebaireek Hospital Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar.
² Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar Cornell University Doha Qatar.
³ Hamad General Hospital Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar.

Abstract

Our work highlights patients at risk of prolonged viral shedding in COVID-19 and its implications for isolation strategies and explores possible solution by PCR-CT value testing (cycle threshold value). We also review the impact of HIV on COVID-19.

Keywords: COVID‐19; CT value; HIV; PCR test; SARS‐CoV‐2; immunosuppression.

Publication types

Case Reports