Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) from an emergency model applied during the COVID-19 pandemic to standard of care: Preliminary lessons from our experience.

Objectives: We wish to report on our experience of OPAT during the first two years of the COVID19 outbreak.

Patients And Methods: We recorded data on all patients treated in the OPAT regimen in 2020 and 2021 and compared overall trends, use of carbapenems and saved days of hospitalization.

Results: The OPAT model enabled us to ensure the administration of first choice antibiotic therapy to 239 patients with an increase of 21.

Use of telehealth for HIV care in Italy: Are doctors and patients on the same page? A cross-sectional study.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has changed outpatient clinical practice, which has led to the need defining digital healthcare modalities to provide telehealth services. The aim of our study was to explore opinions about HIV management via telehealth in a representative, southern central Italian cohort of individuals with HIV (PLWH) and doctors involved in the treatment process.

Methods: We enrolled 80 PLWH who have never used telehealth tools and 60 doctors, who administered an anonymous self-report questionnaire to investigate their opinions about telehealth service use.