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Real-World Characterization of the Portuguese Population Living with HIV who In...
Serrão, Rosário; Mansinho, Kamal; Maltez, Fernando; Marques, Nuno; Carvalho, Alexandre; Pazos, Rosário; Zagalo, Alexandra; Mendez, JosefinaIntroduction: Although raltegravir has been available since 2007, data are lacking on the Portuguese population living with HIV who initiated this antiretroviral therapy. Hence, this study aimed to characterize the patients who initiated raltegravir-based regimens between January 2015 and December 2017, on sociodemographics, clinical features, and treatment satisfaction.Material and Methods: Observational, retr...
Chronic hepatitis C treatment in HIV co‐infection in Portugal: Results from a c...
Miranda, Ana; Mendez, Josefina; Serrão, Rosário; Vale, Francisco; Manata, Maria José; Pinto, Sara; Gomes, André; Valente, Cristina; Pacheco, PatríciaDirect-acting antiviral drugs (DAAs) have recently changed the paradigm of hepatitis C therapy, significantly improving treatment response rates, patient life expectancy and quality of life. In Portugal, sofosbuvir (SOF) and SOF/ledipasvir (SOF/LDV) were fully reimbursed by the National Health System since early 2015 and generalized use of interferon-free DAA based regimens became current practice. During 2016,...