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B. Bruzzone

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Burden of Disease in PWH Harboring a Multidrug-Resistant Virus: Data from the PRESTIGIO Registry

2020

AbstractBackgroundCurrently, no data are available on the burden of morbidity and mortality in people with HIV-1 (PWH) harboring a 4-class drug-resistant (4DR) virus (nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, protease inhibitors, integrase strand transfer inhibitors). The study aimed to assess the incidence of clinical events and death in this population.MethodsThis was a cohort study on PWH from the PRESTIGIO Registry with a documented 4DR virus. Burden of disease was defined as the occurrence of any new event including an AIDS-defining event (ADE) or non-AIDS-defining event (NADE) or death from any cause after 4DR evidence (baseline). Co…

0301 basic medicinemedicine.medical_specialty4-class drug resistance; AIDS-defining event; cancer; death; non-AIDS-defining event4-class drug resistancenon-AIDS-defining event.PopulationMajor ArticlesSettore MED/0703 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineInterquartile rangeInternal medicinedeathmedicinecancerCumulative incidenceAIDS-defining event030212 general & internal medicineeducationnon-AIDS-defining eventDisease burdeneducation.field_of_studyProportional hazards modelbusiness.industryIncidence (epidemiology)Hazard ratio030112 virologyAcademicSubjects/MED00290Infectious DiseasesOncologybusinessCohort study
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Resistance analysis and treatment outcomes in hepatitis C virus genotype 3-infected patients within the Italian network VIRONET-C

2021

Aim: This study aimed to investigate the role of resistance-associated substitutions (RASs) to direct-acting-antivirals (DAAs) in HCV genotype 3 (GT3). Methods: Within the Italian VIRONET-C network, a total of 539 GT3-infected patients (417 DAA-naïve and 135 DAA-failures, of them, 13 at both baseline and failure) were analysed. Sanger sequencing of NS3/NS5A/NS5B was performed following home-made protocols. Results: The majority of patients were male (79.4%), 91.4% were injection drug users, 49.3% were cirrhotic and 13.9% were HIV co-infected. Phylogenetic analysis classified sequences as GT3a-b-g-h (98%-0.4%-0.2%-1.2%) respectively. Overall, 135 patients failed a DAA regimen: sofosbuvir (SO…

MaleSofosbuvirSustained Virologic ResponseDrug ResistanceHepacivirusViral Nonstructural ProteinsGastroenterologySettore MED/06direct-acting antivirals; failure; genotype 3; HCV; resistancechemistry.chemical_compound0302 clinical medicineMedicineViralChronicPhylogenyDasabuvirdirect-acting antivirals; failure; genotype 3; hcv; resistancevirus diseasesHepatitis CPibrentasvirfailureItaly030220 oncology & carcinogenesisHCVCombinationDrug Therapy Combination030211 gastroenterology & hepatologyFemalemedicine.drugLedipasvirmedicine.medical_specialtyDaclatasvirGenotypedirect-acting antivirals; failure; genotype 3; HCV; resistance; Antiviral Agents; Drug Resistance Viral; Drug Therapy Combination; Female; Genotype; Humans; Italy; Male; Phylogeny; Sofosbuvir; Sustained Virologic Response; Viral Nonstructural Proteins; Hepacivirus; Hepatitis C ChronicAntiviral Agentsresistance03 medical and health sciencesDrug TherapyInternal medicineDrug Resistance ViralHumansgenotype 3direct-acting antiviralsAntiviral Agentdirect-acting antiviralHepaciviruHepatologybusiness.industryViral Nonstructural ProteinGlecaprevirHepatitis C ChronicHCV; direct acting antivirals; failure; genotype 3; resistanceRegimenchemistryParitaprevirSofosbuvirbusinessHepatitis C Chronic.
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Prevalence of acquired resistance mutations in a large cohort of perinatally infected HIV-1 patients

2019

Maleantiretroviral treatmentInfectious Disease TransmissiongenotypeHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)Drug ResistanceHIV InfectionsDrug resistancemedicine.disease_causeRetrospective StudieGenotypepol Gene Products Human Immunodeficiency ViruPrevalenceMedicineVerticalHIV InfectionViralpol Gene ProductsYoung adultGeneral MedicineInfectious DiseasesItalyMutation (genetic algorithm)FemaleHuman Immunodeficiency VirusHumanMicrobiology (medical)AdultSettore MED/17 - Malattie InfettiveAdolescentAnti-HIV AgentsYoung AdultAcquired resistanceDrug Resistance ViralHumansvertical HIV transmissionAdolescent; Adult; Anti-HIV Agents; Drug Resistance Viral; Female; HIV Infections; HIV-1; Humans; Italy; Male; Mutation; Prevalence; Retrospective Studies; Young Adult; pol Gene Products Human Immunodeficiency Virus; Infectious Disease Transmission VerticalRetrospective StudiesHIV perinatally infectionbusiness.industryAnti-HIV AgentRetrospective cohort studyVirologyInfectious Disease Transmission VerticalLarge cohortpol Gene Products Human Immunodeficiency VirusDrug resistanceMutationHIV-1Drug resistance; HIV-1; antiretroviral treatment; genotype; vertical HIV transmissionbusiness
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Co-circulation of SARS-CoV-2 Alpha and Gamma variants in Italy, February and March 2021

2022

Background Several SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOC) have emerged through 2020 and 2021. There is need for tools to estimate the relative transmissibility of emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2 with respect to circulating strains. Aim We aimed to assess the prevalence of co-circulating VOC in Italy and estimate their relative transmissibility. Methods We conducted two genomic surveillance surveys on 18 February and 18 March 2021 across the whole Italian territory covering 3,243 clinical samples and developed a mathematical model that describes the dynamics of co-circulating strains. Results The Alpha variant was already dominant on 18 February in a majority of regions/autonomous provinces (…

EpidemiologySARS-CoV-2Public Health Environmental and Occupational HealthCOVID-19co-circulation; lineage; SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern; transmissibility; Humans; Italy; Models Theoretical; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2Models TheoreticalSettore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E ApplicataSARS-CoV-2 variant of concern; co-circulation; lineage; transmissibility; Humans; Italy; Models Theoretical; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2SARS-CoV-2 variant of concernSARS-COV-2 VARIANT OF CONCERN CO-CIRCULATION LINEAGE TRANSMISSIBILITY HUMANS ITALY MODELS THEORETICAL COVID-19 SARS-COV-2ItalyTheoreticalModelsVirologytransmissibilityHumansHumanco-circulationlineage
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Multiclass HCV resistance to direct-acting antiviral failure in real-life patients advocates for tailored second-line therapies

2017

Background & Aims: Despite the excellent efficacy of direct-acting antivirals (DAA) reported in clinical trials, virological failures can occur, often associated with the development of resistance-associated substitutions (RASs). This study aimed to characterize the presence of clinically relevant RASs to all classes in real-life DAA failures. Methods: Of the 200 virological failures that were analyzed in 197 DAA-treated patients, 89 with pegylated-interferon+ribavirin (PegIFN+RBV) and 111 without (HCV-1a/1b/1g/2/3/4=58/83/1/6/24/25; 56.8% treatment experienced; 65.5% cirrhotic) were observed. Sanger sequencing of NS3/NS5A/NS5B was performed by home-made protocols, at failure (N= 200) and w…

Male0301 basic medicinehepatitis C virusSustained Virologic ResponseSofosbuvirHepacivirusDrug ResistanceHepacivirusresistance-associated substitutionsViral Nonstructural ProteinsVARIANTSNS5Amedicine.disease_causeGastroenterologychemistry.chemical_compound0302 clinical medicineRecurrenceINFECTIONantiviral therapyMedicinehepatitis C viruViralTreatment FailureChronicantiviral therapy; direct-acting antivirals; hepatitis C virus; resistance test; resistance-associated substitutions; hepatologybiologyGENOTYPE 1virus diseasesMiddle Agedantiviral therapy; direct-acting antivirals; hepatitis C virus; resistance test; resistance-associated substitutionsSettore MED/07 - Microbiologia e Microbiologia ClinicaHepatitis CItalyCombinationInterferonDrug Therapy CombinationFemale030211 gastroenterology & hepatologyAuthor Keywords:antiviral therapyRIBAVIRINSequence AnalysisHumanmedicine.drugmedicine.medical_specialtyDaclatasvirGenotypeHepatitis C virusAntiviral AgentsLONG-TERM PERSISTENCEDACLATASVIR03 medical and health sciencesDrug Therapyantiviral therapy; direct-acting antivirals; hepatitis C virus; resistance test; resistance-associated substitutions; Aged; Antiviral Agents; Drug Resistance Viral; Drug Therapy Combination; Female; Genotype; Hepacivirus; Hepatitis C Chronic; Humans; Interferons; Italy; Male; Middle Aged; Mutation; Recurrence; Ribavirin; Sequence Analysis DNA; Sofosbuvir; Sustained Virologic Response; Treatment Failure; Viral Nonstructural Proteins; HepatologyTREATMENT-NAIVEInternal medicineDrug Resistance ViralRibavirinHumansNS5Aresistance testdirect-acting antiviralsAgedAntiviral Agentresistance-associated substitutiondirect-acting antiviralHepaciviruHepatologyresistance test KeyWords Plus:HEPATITIS-C VIRUSbusiness.industryRibavirinViral Nonstructural ProteinSequence Analysis DNADNAHepatitis C ChronicHepatologybiology.organism_classificationClinical trial030104 developmental biologySOFOSBUVIRchemistrySequence AnalysihepatologyMutationImmunologyInterferonsSofosbuvirbusiness
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Effectiveness of a project to prevent HIV vertical transmission in the Republic of Congo

2013

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effectiveness of a prevention programme against the vertical transmission of HIV in a resource-limited setting and to investigate variables associated with compliance. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The Kento-Mwana project (2005-2008) provided counselling, serological and biomolecular testing and prophylaxis/therapy to HIV-positive pregnant women and their children attending four antenatal clinics in Pointe Noire, Republic of Congo. Expected and actual rates of vertical transmission of HIV were compared. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed in order to identify variables associated with non-compliance. RESULTS: The observed transmission rate in the group wh…

MaleInfectious Disease TransmissionPMTCTHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)HIV Infectionsmedicine.disease_causeSettore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E Applicatalaw.inventionlawPregnancyVerticalPharmacology (medical)Prospective StudiesPregnancy Complications InfectiousProspective cohort studyAttrition; Drop-out; Lost to follow-up; Mother-to-child transmission; PMTCT; Congo; Female; HIV Infections; Humans; Infant; Infant Newborn; Infectious Disease Transmission Vertical; Male; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Patient Compliance; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications Infectious; Prospective Studies; Health Services Research; Pharmacology; Pharmacology (medical); Infectious DiseasesInfectiousdrop-outTransmission (mechanics)Infectious DiseasesCongoFemaleHealth Services ResearchMicrobiology (medical)attritionHIV prevention; vertical transmission; republic of CongoTransmission rateHIV preventionTarget populationPrenatal caremedicineHumansLost to follow-upPharmacologylost to follow-upPregnancybusiness.industryInfant Newbornmother-to-child transmissionInfantrepublic of CongoPatient Acceptance of Health Caremedicine.diseaseNewbornInfectious Disease Transmission VerticalPregnancy ComplicationsImmunologyPatient Compliancevertical transmissionbusinessDemography
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