1. Short Communication: HIV Viral Load Trends During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic in a Reference Center for HIV in Rome, Italy
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Aldo Morrone, Alessandra Latini, Martina Pontone, Massimo Giuliani, Carola Ancona, Mauro Zaccarelli, Maria Gabriella Donà, and Silvia Foracappa
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0301 basic medicine ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,2019-20 coronavirus outbreak ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) ,Immunology ,Rome ,Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) ,HIV Infections ,medicine.disease_cause ,Medication Adherence ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Virology ,Pandemic ,medicine ,Humans ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Viral suppression ,Pandemics ,business.industry ,SARS-CoV-2 ,COVID-19 ,Viral Load ,030104 developmental biology ,Infectious Diseases ,Emergency medicine ,Communicable Disease Control ,Hiv patients ,Female ,business ,Viral load - Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has reduced the access of HIV patients to reference centers. However, retention-in-care is critical to maintain adherence to therapy and viral suppression. During lockdown in Italy, our center implemented several measures to ensure HIV-care continuum. To assess whether these efforts were successful, we investigated HIV viral load trend for a 1-year period (September 2019-August 2020), which included lockdown and partial lockdown months in our country. No significant changes overtime in the proportion of undetectable HIV-RNA were observed. Continuity of service made it possible to maintain viral suppression in our patients.
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- 2021