Publications by authors named "B Alejos"

Objectives: To evaluate the long-term effectiveness, persistence and tolerability of dolutegravir (DTG)/lamivudine (3TC), compared with the most frequently prescribed first-line treatment regimens, among antiretroviral-naive people with HIV from CoRIS, a multicentre cohort in Spain, in 2018-23.

Methods: We used multivariable regression models to compare viral suppression (VS) (HIV RNA viral load <50 copies/mL), change in CD4 cell counts, persistence and treatment discontinuations due to adverse events (AEs), at 96 (±24) weeks after treatment initiation.

Results: Of 2359 participants, DTG/3TC was prescribed in 472 (20.

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We assessed the prevalence and factors associated with HIV-infected patients' interest in trying long-acting injectable antiretroviral treatment (LAI-ART) along with its expected benefits and concerns, and evaluated physicians' opinions about LAI-ART. This study was set within the multi-center prospective CoRIS cohort, comprising HIV-positive adults, naïve to antiretroviral treatment (ART) at study entry, recruited from 2004 onward in 48 centers in Spain. In June 2022, we conducted a 2-day cross-sectional survey among patients across 34 CoRIS centers and sent an online questionnaire to all physicians prescribing ART in 39 CoRIS centers.

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We investigated whether blood telomere length (TL), epigenetic age acceleration (EAA), and soluble inflammatory monocyte cytokines are associated with cardiovascular events or diabetes (DM) in people living with HIV (PLHIV). This was a case-control study nested in the Spanish HIV/AIDS Cohort (CoRIS). Cases with myocardial infarction, stroke, sudden death, or diabetes after starting antiretroviral therapy were included with the available samples and controls matched for sex, age, tobacco use, pre-ART CD4 cell count, viral load, and sample time-point.

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Objectives: To assess the effectiveness and tolerability of dolutegravir (DTG)/lamivudine (3TC) among treatment-naive and virologically suppressed treatment-experienced individuals in the multicentre cohort of the Spanish HIV/AIDS Research Network (CoRIS) during the years 2018-2021.

Methods: We used multivariable regression models to compare viral suppression (VS) [HIV RNA viral load (VL) <50 copies/mL] and the change in CD4 cell counts at 24 and 48 (±12) weeks after initiation with dolutegravir/lamivudine or other first-line ART regimens.

Results: We included 2160 treatment-naive subjects, among whom 401 (18.

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Objectives: To describe prevalence and factors associated with unplanned pregnancies, and social and partner support during pregnancy among women from the Cohort of the Spanish HIV/AIDS Research Network (CoRIS).

Methods: We included all women recruited in CoRIS from 2004 to 2019, aged 18-50 years at recruitment who were pregnant during 2020. We designed a questionnaire, organized into the following domains: sociodemographic characteristics, tobacco and alcohol consumption, pregnancy and reproductive health, and social and partner support.

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