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Area of Science:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Pharmacology
  • Clinical Medicine

Background:

  • Optimizing highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) regimens remains a challenge in diverse clinical settings.
  • Understanding clinician perceptions of HAART compactness is essential for effective HIV/AIDS management.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess Italian HIV/AIDS clinicians' views on HAART regimen compactness.
  • To determine if perceived differences exist between lamivudine (3TC) and emtricitabine (FTC) within HAART regimens.

Main Methods:

  • Employed the Delphi technique, a structured consensus-building method.
  • Utilized two rounds of questionnaires administered to 80 randomly selected Italian HIV/AIDS clinicians.
  • Involved a steering board to analyze responses and refine conclusions.

Main Results:

  • Clinicians agreed that HAART compactness impacts patient adherence and treatment outcomes across various conditions.
  • Acknowledged differences between FTC and 3TC concerning pharmacokinetics, genetic barrier, antiviral potency, and resistance mutation profiles.

Conclusions:

  • The Delphi method effectively gauged the importance of HAART compactness and differences between FTC and 3TC.
  • Highlights the clinical relevance of cytidine analogue choice and regimen simplification in HIV/AIDS therapy.