Short Communication: HIV Viral Load Trends During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic in a Reference Center for HIV in Rome, Italy

Alessandra Latini; Maria Gabriella Donà; Massimo Giuliani; Martina Pontone; Carola Ancona; Silvia Foracappa; Aldo Morrone; Mauro Zaccarelli

doi:10.1089/AID.2021.0044

Short Communication: HIV Viral Load Trends During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic in a Reference Center for HIV in Rome, Italy

Alessandra Latini, Maria Gabriella Donà, Massimo Giuliani, Martina Pontone, Carola Ancona, Silvia Foracappa, Aldo Morrone, Mauro Zaccarelli

Istituto S. Maria e S. Gallicano

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	624-626
Number of pages	3
Journal	AIDS Res. Hum. Retroviruses
Volume	37
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1089/AID.2021.0044
Publication status	Published - Aug 2021

Keywords

COVID-19/epidemiology
Communicable Disease Control
Female
HIV Infections/drug therapy
Humans
Male
Medication Adherence/statistics & numerical data
Pandemics
Rome/epidemiology
SARS-CoV-2
Viral Load

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