CENDERELLO , G

Methods All patients followed by our HIV outpatients service who started a first or an early switch regimen in 2014 have been enrolled. Demographic and epidemiological data were recorded. Each HIV treatment receives a score resulting from combining its relevance (according to Italian guidelines) and its related monthly cost. The most...

The introduction of cART has reduced HIV-associated morbidity and mortality and changed the patients' perspective of life.As a result, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) has become a crucial clinical issue. It has been suggested that factors influencing HRQoL in women may differ from those in men. Main objectives are as follows:assessment...

OBJECTIVES: Chronic HCV is a leading cause of hospitalization and death in populations coinfected with HIV in Italy. Sofosbuvir (SOF) is a pan-genotypic drug, which can be used alone or combined with other agents (e.g.Simeprevir,Daclatasvir, Ledipasvir) as oral treatment for HCV, with different price levels. We performed a 5 year-horizon budget...

OBJECTIVES To understand the relationship between socio-demographic variables, clinical factors, highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) and health related quality of life (QoL) in HIV-infected individuals participants in the IANUA multicenter study. METHODS Data relating to patients with HIV infection admitted to 3 infectious disease...