A multicentre real-life prospective cohort study on effectiveness, durability and safety of long-acting injectable cabotegravir and rilpivirine in northern Italy: the LONGITUDE study.

Objectives: We herein present a prospective multicentre experience of long-acting injectable (LAI) cabotegravir/rilpivirine from 11 different HIV clinics in northern Italy, focusing on the regimen's effectiveness, durability and safety in a real-life setting.

Methods: We included all people who received at least one dose of LAI cabotegravir/rilpivirine, recording clinical data, and assessing factors associated with treatment discontinuation (TD) for any cause. Kaplan-Meier curves were used to estimate the probability of TD, and Cox regression models identified significant predictors of TD.

Cost analysis of dalbavancin versus standard of care for the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSIs) in two Italian hospitals.

Objectives: Thanks to its long half-life, dalbavancin qualifies as an optimal drug for saving costs. We aimed to assess the cost and effectiveness of dalbavancin versus the standard of care (SoC).

Patients And Methods: We conducted a multicentre retrospective study, including all hospitalized or outpatients diagnosed with ABSSSIs at Padua University Hospital, Padua and San Paolo Hospital, Milan (1 January 2016 to 31 July 2020).

Efficacy and safety of dalbavancin in the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSIs) and other infections in a real-life setting: data from an Italian observational multicentric study (DALBITA study).

Objectives: We evaluated the efficacy and safety of dalbavancin in ABSSSI and 'other sites' infections' (OTA).

Methods: Observational study involving 11 Italian hospitals including patients that received ≥1 dose of dalbavancin in 2016-2019. The outcome was end-of-treatment efficacy and safety in ABSSSI and OTA in a real-life setting.

Clinical Experience with Ceftazidime-Avibactam for the Treatment of Infections due to Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria Other than Carbapenem-Resistant .

Background: Experience in real clinical practice with ceftazidime-avibactam for the treatment of serious infections due to gram-negative bacteria (GNB) other than carbapenem-resistant (CRE) is very limited.

Methods: We carried out a retrospective multicenter study of patients hospitalized in 13 Italian hospitals who received ≤72 h of ceftazidime-avibactam for GNB other than CRE to assess the rates of clinical success, resistance development, and occurrence of adverse events.

Results: Ceftazidime-avibactam was used to treat 41 patients with GNB infections other than CRE.