{"title":"Breastfeeding in women living with HIV in high-income countries: It's time to act.","authors":"Daniela Piacentini, Giangiacomo Nicolini, Daniela Bugana, Grazia Piccolin, Valeria Mondardini, Renzo Scaggiante, Massimiliano Lanzafame","doi":"10.1111/hiv.13692","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/hiv.13692","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13176,"journal":{"name":"HIV Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141792351","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
HIV MedicinePub Date : 2024-07-18DOI: 10.1111/hiv.13688
Ditte Scofield, Morten Frisch, Mikael Andersson, Merete Storgaard, Gitte Pedersen, Isik S Johansen, Terese L Katzenstein, Christian Graugaard, Lars H Omland, Nina Weis, Ellen Moseholm
{"title":"Psychosocial and sexual health among men with and without HIV who have sex with men: A cross-sectional nationwide study in Denmark.","authors":"Ditte Scofield, Morten Frisch, Mikael Andersson, Merete Storgaard, Gitte Pedersen, Isik S Johansen, Terese L Katzenstein, Christian Graugaard, Lars H Omland, Nina Weis, Ellen Moseholm","doi":"10.1111/hiv.13688","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/hiv.13688","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The HIV/AIDS epidemic has disproportionately affected men who have sex with men (MSM) since its onset. Despite important medical advancements in treatment, the enduring effects of living with HIV continue to adversely impact the health and well-being of this population. This cross-sectional nationwide study examined psychosocial and sexual health among MSM in Denmark, comparing those living with and without HIV.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data from MSM living with HIV were collected from the SHARE study, a Danish nationwide survey that investigated psychosocial, sexual and reproductive health among people with HIV, and compared with data from MSM without HIV, retrieved from the nationally representative cohort study, Project SEXUS. Associations between HIV status and psychosocial and sexual health outcomes were examined using logistic regression models while controlling for potentially confounding variables.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among 369 MSM with HIV and 1002 MSM without HIV, logistic regression analyses revealed that living with HIV was significantly associated with having current symptoms of anxiety and depression and greater dissatisfaction with one's body. Additionally, MSM with HIV significantly more often than MSM without HIV reported low sexual desire, sexual inactivity, a lack of sexual needs in the last year and erectile dysfunction. Having received payment for sex was more frequently reported by MSM with HIV, as was sexualised drug use, including chemsex drugs.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Compared with MSM without HIV, MSM with HIV in Denmark report a higher burden of mental health and sex life challenges.</p>","PeriodicalId":13176,"journal":{"name":"HIV Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141633377","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Functional and structural neuroretinal disorders in HIV Controllers. Prospective cohort study.","authors":"Susana Ruiz-Bilbao, Sebastian Videla, Ester Pascual, Montse Soler, Puig Jordi, Stefano Grizolli, Eugènia Negredo, Jordi Castellvi-Manent","doi":"10.1111/hiv.13685","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/hiv.13685","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To estimate the prevalence and cumulative incidence of neuro-retinal-disorders (NRD) in HIV-controllers.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Prospective, single-centre, cohort study of people living with HIV (PLWH): elite-controllers, long-term-non-progressors and early diagnosed.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study compared \"HIV-controllers\" (including elite-controllers and long-term-non-progressors), who were not on antiretroviral therapy (ART), and \"HIV-treatment\" (HIV-infected subjects with a recent diagnosis and on ART). A matched cohort of \"non-HIV subjects\" was created. NRD was defined as at least one altered (not normal) ophthalmological parameter (functional or structural). Functional (visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, chromatic vision, visual field) and structural parameters (ganglion cells, macular nerve fibre layer, peripapillary nerve fibre layers, vascular calibre) as well as quality of life (Medical Outcomes Study-HIV Short Form-30) were assessed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Between March 2012 and November 2015, the study included all HIV-controllers (16 elite-controllers, 1 long-term-non-progressor), 11 HIV-treatment and 16 non-HIV. Prevalence of NRD at baseline was 88.2% (15/17, 95% CI: 65.7%-96.7%), 90.9% (10/11, 95% CI: 62.3%-98.4%) and 56.3% (9/16, 95% CI: 33.2%-76.9%), respectively. Cumulative incidence at 3 years was 50% (1/2), 100% (1/1) and 33.3% (2/6), respectively. None of the participants manifested ocular clinical symptoms. Three years later, prevalence of NRD was 92.3% (12/13, 95% CI: 66.7%-98.6%), 75% (6/8, 95% CI: 40.9%-92.9%) and 50.0% (7/14, 95% CI: 26.8%-73.2%), respectively. Contrast sensitivity and structural parameters were globally the most affected among PLWH. Quality of life (total score) [median (interquartile range)] at baseline and 3 years was 82 (71-89) and 74 (63.5-79.25) in HIV-controllers and 80 (73-88) and 88 (83-92) in HIV-treatment.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>HIV-controllers and those individuals on ART presented a higher percentage of NRD than non-HIV. Our results suggest that NRD could be a biomarker of ocular aging among PLWH.</p>","PeriodicalId":13176,"journal":{"name":"HIV Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141558609","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
HIV MedicinePub Date : 2024-07-08DOI: 10.1111/hiv.13686
Dalit Zajdman-Faitelson, Miren Lorea Cárdenas-Hernández, Simón Guzmán-Bucio, Antonio Camiro-Zuñiga, Maria Elisa Vega Memije
{"title":"Clinicopathological concordance of mucocutaneous manifestations in people living with HIV: A cross-sectional study.","authors":"Dalit Zajdman-Faitelson, Miren Lorea Cárdenas-Hernández, Simón Guzmán-Bucio, Antonio Camiro-Zuñiga, Maria Elisa Vega Memije","doi":"10.1111/hiv.13686","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/hiv.13686","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To describe the frequency and clinicopathological concordance of mucocutaneous manifestations in people living with HIV (PLWH) and its correlation with CD4+ T lymphocyte count and HIV viral load.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Cross-sectional study of patients diagnosed with HIV infection who underwent skin biopsy for histopathological study from 1992 to 2022. Skin diseases were categorized as opportunistic and sexually transmitted infections, inflammatory dermatoses, benign cutaneous neoplasms, and premalignant and malignant cutaneous neoplasms. Clinicopathological concordance was classified as complete, partial or discordant. Frequency of skin diseases are presented by category and according to lymphocyte CD4+ count and HIV viral load.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 659 patients were included of whom 88.5% (n = 583) were male. The most frequent diagnostic category was opportunistic or sexually transmitted infections in 34% (n = 224) and the most frequently found condition was Kaposi sarcoma in 17% (n = 112). Clinicopathological concordance was complete in 53.7% (n = 354) of cases, partial in 26.7% (n = 176) and discordant in 19.6% (n = 129). Among the 282 patients with available serological data, 58.9% (n = 166), 23.8% (n = 67) and 17.4% (n = 49) had CD4+ counts below 200, between 200 and 499, and above 500 cells/μl, respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Although there is a high variability in skin conditions which people with HIV may present, there was a high rate of clinicopathological concordance (80.4%). We emphasize the importance of diagnostic skin biopsies due to their diverse morphological presentation. The frequency of skin diseases in PLWH depending on different clinical settings should aid the clinician in reaching an adequate diagnosis in this population.</p>","PeriodicalId":13176,"journal":{"name":"HIV Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141558608","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
HIV MedicinePub Date : 2024-07-02DOI: 10.1111/hiv.13687
Amogh Verma, Manu Pant, Mahalaqua Nazli Khatib, Mahendra Pratap Singh
{"title":"Commentary on ‘Impact of hormonal therapy on HIV-1 immune markers in cis women and gender minorities’","authors":"Amogh Verma, Manu Pant, Mahalaqua Nazli Khatib, Mahendra Pratap Singh","doi":"10.1111/hiv.13687","DOIUrl":"10.1111/hiv.13687","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13176,"journal":{"name":"HIV Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141476493","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
HIV MedicinePub Date : 2024-06-24DOI: 10.1111/hiv.13683
Daniel Simões, Dorthe Raben, Alejandro Bertó Moran, Arkaitz Imaz, Annemarie Rinder Stengaard, Anne Raahauge, Ann K Sullivan, Elena Vaughan, Johanna Brännström, Irith De Baetselier, Tom Platteau, Jordi Casabona, Julia Del Amo
{"title":"The HepHIV 2023 Madrid conference: A call to action for political leadership in reaching the sustainable development goals on earlier testing and linkage to care for HIV, viral hepatitis, and sexually transmitted infections.","authors":"Daniel Simões, Dorthe Raben, Alejandro Bertó Moran, Arkaitz Imaz, Annemarie Rinder Stengaard, Anne Raahauge, Ann K Sullivan, Elena Vaughan, Johanna Brännström, Irith De Baetselier, Tom Platteau, Jordi Casabona, Julia Del Amo","doi":"10.1111/hiv.13683","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/hiv.13683","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction and objectives: </strong>The HepHIV 2023 Conference, held in Madrid in November 2023, highlighted how Europe is not on track to meet the United Nations (UN) sustainable development goals and Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) targets. This article presents the outcomes of the conference, which focus on ways to improve testing and linkage to care for HIV, viral hepatitis, and other sexually transmitted infections. HIV-related stigma and discrimination, a major barrier to progress, was a key concept of the conference and on the agenda of the Spanish Presidency of the European Union.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The HepHIV 2023 organizing committee, alongside the Spanish Ministry of Health, oversaw the conference organization and prepared the scientific programme based on abstract rankings. Key outcomes are derived from conference presentations and discussions.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Conference presentations covered the obstacles that HIV-related stigma and discrimination continue to pose to access to services, models for data collection to better monitor progress in the future, and examples of legislative action that can be taken at national levels. Diversification of testing approaches was also highlighted, to reach key populations, (e.g. migrant populations), to increase testing offered in healthcare settings (e.g. emergency departments), and to account for different stages of epidemics across the region.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>With a strong call for intensified action to address the impact of HIV-related stigma and discrimination on testing uptake, the conference concluded that strengthened collaboration is required between governments and implementers around testing and linkage to care. There is also an ongoing need to ensure sustainable political commitment and appropriate resource allocation to address gaps and inequalities in access for key populations and to focus on the implementation of integrated responses to HIV, viral hepatitis, and sexually transmitted infections.</p>","PeriodicalId":13176,"journal":{"name":"HIV Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141456440","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
HIV MedicinePub Date : 2024-06-21DOI: 10.1111/hiv.13681
Dimitris Basoulis, Elpida Mastrogianni, Irene Eliadi, Martha Papadopoulou, Mina Psichogiou
{"title":"HCV‐HIV co‐infection in people who inject drugs: Barriers to treatment and cure of HCV infection in the era of DAAs, a prospective study in Athens, Greece","authors":"Dimitris Basoulis, Elpida Mastrogianni, Irene Eliadi, Martha Papadopoulou, Mina Psichogiou","doi":"10.1111/hiv.13681","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/hiv.13681","url":null,"abstract":"ObjectivesHIV/hepatitis C virus (HCV) co‐infection among people who inject drugs (PWID) remains a global health problem. The goal of our study was to evaluate, in a real‐world setting, success rates of sustained virological response (SVR) using direct‐acting antivirals (DAAs) to treat a population of PWID living with HCV/HIV.MethodsThis was a prospective single‐center observational study. We collected demographic, socioeconomic, and clinical data pertaining to HIV and HCV infection in PWID with several barriers to care. We identified risk factors for SVR failure.ResultsAmong 130 individuals retained to HIV care, we planned HCV treatment in 119/130 (91.5%); 106/119 (89.1%) started treatment with DAAs and 100/106 (94.3%) completed treatment. People not starting treatment were more often in active opioid drug use (odds ratio [OR] 0.25; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.07–0.97, <jats:italic>p</jats:italic> = 0.045) and benzodiazepine abuse (OR 0.25; 95% CI 0.07–0.95, <jats:italic>p</jats:italic> = 0.042). Only 86/100 (86%) were tested for SVR at 12 weeks (SVR12) and 72/86 (83.7%) achieved SVR. PWID in opioid substitution programmes tended to return for SVR12 testing more often (54.7% vs. 30%, <jats:italic>p</jats:italic> = 0.081). Individuals in active opioid drug use (OR 0.226; 95% CI 0.064–0.793, <jats:italic>p</jats:italic> = 0.02) or with poor adherence (OR 0.187; 95% CI 0.043–0.814, <jats:italic>p</jats:italic> = 0.025) were less likely to achieve SVR. At the end of our study period, 113/119 (95%) treatment‐eligible patients remained alive. HCV infection was cured in 68/113 (61.1%) people.ConclusionsOur findings underscore the importance of prioritizing combatting substance use to achieve HCV elimination goals. A systematic approach with effort to overcome barriers to receiving and completing treatment and encourage to enrol in opioid substitution programmes if not possible to completely abstain from use, can help increase chances of HCV cure.","PeriodicalId":13176,"journal":{"name":"HIV Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141547045","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
HIV MedicinePub Date : 2024-06-21DOI: 10.1111/hiv.13684
Salim A. Barquet‐Muñoz, Roxana A. López‐Morales, Elizabeth A. Stier, Emmanuel Mejorada‐Pulido, Diego Solís‐Ramírez, Naomi Jay, Paulina Moctezuma, Mariel Morales‐Aguirre, Alejandro García‐Carrancá, Rocío Méndez‐Martínez, Alexandra Martin‐Onraët, Delia Pérez‐Montiel, María José Mendoza‐Palacios, Patricia Volkow
{"title":"Prevalence of anal high‐risk human papillomavirus (HR‐HPV) types in people living with HIV and a history of cancer","authors":"Salim A. Barquet‐Muñoz, Roxana A. López‐Morales, Elizabeth A. Stier, Emmanuel Mejorada‐Pulido, Diego Solís‐Ramírez, Naomi Jay, Paulina Moctezuma, Mariel Morales‐Aguirre, Alejandro García‐Carrancá, Rocío Méndez‐Martínez, Alexandra Martin‐Onraët, Delia Pérez‐Montiel, María José Mendoza‐Palacios, Patricia Volkow","doi":"10.1111/hiv.13684","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/hiv.13684","url":null,"abstract":"<jats:label/>This study aimed to describe the prevalence of high‐risk human papillomavirus (HR‐HPV) types in the anal canal in a cohort of people living with HIV (PLWHIV) with a history of malignancy.SettingReferral tertiary care hospital for adult patients with cancer.MethodsWe reviewed data of patients from the AIDS Cancer Clinic on antiretroviral therapy in chronic control who were consecutively referred for high‐resolution anoscopy (HRA), where they underwent anal evaluation, collection of specimens for anal cytology and anal human papillomavirus (HPV) followed by HRA with directed biopsy if needed.ResultsA total of 155 patients were included; 149 (96.1%) were men, all of them men who have sex with men (MSM); the median age was 39 (IQR 32‐47) years; 105 (67.7%) with Kaposi sarcoma, 40 (25.8%) with non‐Hodgkin lymphoma and 10 (6.4%) with other neoplasms; only 7 (4.5%) had active cancer. The prevalence of HR‐HPV infection was 89% (<jats:italic>n</jats:italic>=138) (95% CI 83–93) with at least one HR‐HPV infection, and 62% (96) had coinfection with at least two types; the median HR‐HPV types of coinfection were 3 (IQR 2–4). The number of patients infected with HPV 16 was 64 (41.3%, 95% CI 33.8–49.3), HPV 18 was 74 (47.7%, 95% CI 39.9–55.7) and with both 35 (22.6%). Some 59 patients (38%) had high‐grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL) and 49 (31.6%) had low‐grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (LSIL). The prevalence of HR‐HPV and HSIL among patients aged ≤35 and >35 years was the same.ConclusionsIn this cohort of PLWHIV with a history of malignancy we found a high prevalence of HR‐HPV 16 and 18 and anal HSIL, even in persons aged ≤35 years. These data highlight the importance of anal cancer screening in PLWHIV and history of malignancy.","PeriodicalId":13176,"journal":{"name":"HIV Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141547046","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
HIV MedicinePub Date : 2024-06-18DOI: 10.1111/hiv.13682
Jennifer O Lam, Craig E Hou, Stacey Alexeeff, Tory Levine, Varada Sarovar, Alexandra N Lea, Verena E Metz, Michael A Horberg, Derek D Satre, Michael J Silverberg
{"title":"Clinically recognized sleep disorders in people living with HIV.","authors":"Jennifer O Lam, Craig E Hou, Stacey Alexeeff, Tory Levine, Varada Sarovar, Alexandra N Lea, Verena E Metz, Michael A Horberg, Derek D Satre, Michael J Silverberg","doi":"10.1111/hiv.13682","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/hiv.13682","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Despite recognition that people with HIV (PWH) are more vulnerable to sleep issues, there is limited understanding of clinically recognized sleep disorders in this population. Our objective was to evaluate the full spectrum of sleep disorder types diagnosed among PWH in care.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a retrospective cohort study of PWH, and a comparator group of people without HIV (PWoH), in a large healthcare system. The incidence of clinically diagnosed sleep disorders was calculated using Poisson regression for three outcomes: any type of sleep disorder, insomnia, and sleep apnea. Incidence was compared between PWH and PWoH by computing the adjusted incidence rate ratio (aIRR), accounting for sleep disorder risk factors. Comparisons to PWoH were made for all PWH combined, then with PWH stratified by HIV management status (well-managed HIV defined as being on antiretroviral therapy, HIV RNA <200 copies/mL, and CD4 count ≥500 cells/μL).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The study included 9076 PWH and 205 178 PWoH (mean age 46 years, 90% men). Compared with PWoH, sleep disorder incidence was greater among PWH overall [aIRR = 1.19, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.12-1.26], particularly for insomnia (aIRR = 1.56, 95% CI: 1.45-1.67). Sleep apnea incidence was lower among PWH (aIRR = 0.90, 95% CI: 0.84-0.97). In HIV management subgroups, PWH without well-managed HIV had lower sleep apnea incidence (vs. PWoH: aIRR = 0.79, 95% CI: 0.70-0.89) but PWH with well-managed HIV did not (vs. PWoH: aIRR = 0.97, 95% CI: 0.89-1.06).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>PWH have high sleep disorder incidence, and insomnia is the most common clinical diagnosis. Lower sleep apnea incidence among PWH may reflect underdiagnosis in those with sub-optimally treated HIV and will be important to investigate further.</p>","PeriodicalId":13176,"journal":{"name":"HIV Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141418724","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
HIV MedicinePub Date : 2024-06-10DOI: 10.1111/hiv.13679
Kyle Ring, Melanie Smuk, Moses Shongwe, Leroy Okonta, Nicola E Mackie, Sara Ayres, Tristan J Barber, Jane Akodu, Filippo Ferro, Daniella Chilton, Eliot Hurn, Bhavna Halai, Will Barchi, Asim Ali, Sandra Darko, Gemma White, Emily Clarke, Fiona Clark, Bazga Ali, Joseph Arumainayagam, Gaynor Quinn, Marta Boffito, Ruth Byrne, Nadia Naous, Suki Leung, Athavan Umaipalan, Brian Thornton, David Bayliss, Catherine McLoughlin, Jonathan Foster, Laura Waters, Chloe Orkin
{"title":"Multicentre service evaluation of injectable cabotegravir and rilpivirine delivery and outcomes across 12 UK clinics (SHARE LAI-net).","authors":"Kyle Ring, Melanie Smuk, Moses Shongwe, Leroy Okonta, Nicola E Mackie, Sara Ayres, Tristan J Barber, Jane Akodu, Filippo Ferro, Daniella Chilton, Eliot Hurn, Bhavna Halai, Will Barchi, Asim Ali, Sandra Darko, Gemma White, Emily Clarke, Fiona Clark, Bazga Ali, Joseph Arumainayagam, Gaynor Quinn, Marta Boffito, Ruth Byrne, Nadia Naous, Suki Leung, Athavan Umaipalan, Brian Thornton, David Bayliss, Catherine McLoughlin, Jonathan Foster, Laura Waters, Chloe Orkin","doi":"10.1111/hiv.13679","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/hiv.13679","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Long-acting injectable cabotegravir + rilpivirine (CAB + RPV LAI) was approved for use in virally suppressed adults in the England and Wales national health service in November 2021. We describe a service evaluation of delivery processes and outcomes in 12 clinics.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Centres populated a database using information from local policies and clinical records. Services were asked to describe approval processes, clinic pathways, and adherence to national guidelines. Additional data were collected on reasons for regimen choice, treatment discontinuations, and management of viraemia.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In total, 518 adults from 12 clinics were approved for CAB + RPV LAI between February 2022 and December 2023. Of the 518 people approved for CAB + RPV LAI, 423 received at least one injection. Median duration on CAB + RPV was 7.5 months (interquartile range 3.7-11.3). In total, 97% of injections were administered within the ±7-day window. Virological failure occurred in 0.7%, and 6% discontinued CAB + RPV.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In this large UK-based cohort, robust approval processes and clinic protocols facilitated on-time injections and low rates of both discontinuation and virological failure.</p>","PeriodicalId":13176,"journal":{"name":"HIV Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141300575","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}