Abstract
The Italian Society of Infectious and Tropical Diseases (SIMIT) of the Technical Health Committee, Ministry of Health (Sections L and M) of Italy have supported recommendations for the Italian guidelines for the use of antiretroviral agents and the diagnostic-clinical management of HIV-1 infected persons. This publication summarizes the latest updates to the 2016 version of the Italian Guidelines for the management of HIV-1 infected patients and the use of antiretroviral drugs. In particular, new recommendations were released concerning the following topics: estimate of the HIV continuum of care in Italy, optimal timing and preferred drug combinations for starting antiretroviral therapy, treatment optimization, and pre-exposure prophilaxis (PrEP). For a complete review of clinical and therapeutic relevant topics we refer the reader to the extended version of the Guidelines.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 86-98 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | New Microbiologica |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 2 |
Publication status | Published - Apr 1 2017 |
Keywords
- Antiretroviral agents.
- Guidelines
- HIV
- Italy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology (medical)