Table 3.
Findings on initial chest CT scan in 19 patients with co-infection of SARS-CoV-2 and HIV.
| CT features | Total (n = 19) | Medicine group (n = 12) | Non-medicine group (n = 7) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal/Abnormal | 8/11 (42%/58%) | 5/7 | 3/4 | 0.960 |
| Extent | ||||
| Focal | 2 (11%) | 2 | 0 | 0.253 |
| Multifocal | 8 (42%) | 3 | 4 | 0.161 |
| Diffuse | 2 (11%) | 2 | 0 | 0.253 |
| Location | ||||
| Peripheral | 8 (42%) | 4 | 4 | 0.311 |
| Central | 0 | |||
| Peripheral and central | 4 (21%) | 3 | 0 | 0.149 |
| CT features | ||||
| Ground-glass opacities | 11 (58%) | 6 | 4 | 0.764 |
| Consolidations | 6 (32%) | 3 | 2 | 0.865 |
| Mixed pattern | 1 (5%) | 1 | 0 | 0.433 |
| Fibrotic streaks | 5 (26%) | 3 | 2 | 0.865 |
| Subpleural transparent line | 1 (5%) | 1 | 0 | 0.433 |
| Air bronchogram | 3 (16%) | 2 | 0 | 0.253 |
| Bronchial distortion | 2 (11%) | 2 | 0 | 0.253 |
| Pleural retraction | 3 (16%) | 1 | 0 | 0.433 |
| Pleural effusion | 0 | - | - | - |
| Enlarged lymph nodes | 0 | - | - | - |
| CT score | Mean, 4.7 (Min-Max, 0-20) | Mean, 5.2(Min-Max, 0-20) | Mean, 2.2 (Min-Max, 0-5) | 0.892 |
Abbreviations: Min-Max, Minimum value - Maximum value.