Preference for long-acting injectable for ART and PrEP among people with and without HIV: a cross-sectional study in Argentina.

Background: Little is known about the preferences for antiretroviral therapy (ART) administration methods, such as oral daily pills or long-acting injectable (LAI) options, as well as preferences for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) administration methods among people without HIV in Latin America.

Objectives: This study aimed to assess the preferences for ART administration methods among people with HIV and PrEP methods among those without HIV, as well as to examine the correlations and reasons for these preferences.

Design: We conducted a cross-sectional web-based questionnaire between April and July 2021, using social media accounts of a HIV non-governmental organization.

Key population perceptions and opinions about long-acting antiretrovirals for prevention and treatment: a scoping review.

Purpose Of Review: Key populations are disproportionately affected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Access, retention, and adherence are important barriers for the efficacy of preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and HIV treatment among these populations. Long-acting (LA) antiretrovirals hold the promise to solve some of these backdrops.

Waste-to-methanol: Process and economics assessment.

The waste-to-methanol (WtM) process and related economics are assessed to evidence that WtM is a valuable solution both from economic, strategic and environmental perspectives. Bio-methanol from Refuse-derived-fuels (RdF) has an estimated cost of production of about 110€/t for a new WtM 300t/d plant. With respect to waste-to-energy (WtE) approach, this solution allows various advantages.

Waste-to-Chemicals for a Circular Economy: The Case of Urea Production (Waste-to-Urea).

The economics and environmental impact of a new technology for the production of urea from municipal solid waste, particularly the residue-derived fuel (RdF) fraction, is analyzed. Estimates indicate a cost of production of approximately €135 per ton of urea (internal rate of return more than 10 %) and savings of approximately 0.113 tons of CH and approximately 0.

[Prevalence of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in skin and soft tissue infections, in ambulatory patients].

Unlabelled: An increased prevalence of community-acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI) has been recently reported. Epidemiological data in Argentina is limited. Our objectives were to evaluate etiological agents, clinical presentation, risk factors and evolution of SSTI in ambulatory patients, in a descriptive and prospective study that was performed at the Infectious Diseases Department, Hospital Fernández, City of Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 10/01/2009 to 01/31/2011.

[Reciprocating tachycardias in pregnancy. A clinical case report].

The paper describes the case of a patients suffering from a pre-excitation syndrome who underwent numerous episodes of reciprocal tachycardia during pregnancy. The clinical implications and various methods of therapy used are discussed.

[Spectral analysis and color-coded Doppler study of the changes in aortic regurgitation induced by vasodilators in asymptomatic patients with severe aortic insufficiency].

The acute effects of 20 mg of sublingual nifedipine in 12 patients with chronic severe aortic regurgitation were evaluated with M-mode echocardiography, continuous wave and colour Doppler. After nifedipine, heart rate increased from 68 +/- 8 to 82 +/- 11 beats/m' (p less than 0.001); arterial systolic and diastolic pressures decreased from 143 +/- 16 to 129 +/- 9 mmHg (p less than 0.

[Holter evaluation in elderly subjects without cardiovascular disease].

In 2001, 22% of the Italian population will be over 60 and the morbidity/mortality rate due to cardiovascular disease is extremely high in this age group. However reports in the literature disagree on the incidence of arrhythmias. The present study assesses the incidence of hyper and hypokinetic arrhythmias in a group of "over-sixties" with no clinical signs of cardiovascular and/or systemic disease.

Twice-daily penicillin in the treatment of streptococcal pharyngitis.

An investigation was performed to compare the effectiveness of oral penicillin V given twice daily with penicillin V given three times daily in the treatment of group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal (GABHS) pharyngitis. Patients were randomly assigned to receive 250 mg of penicillin V either two or three times daily for ten days. Overall, 23 (23%) of 99 patients had the same strain of GABHS isolated from their follow-up as from their initial throat culture and were considered to have bacteriologic-treatment failures.

Latex agglutination tests for rapid identification of group A streptococci directly from throat swabs.

A comparison of the accuracy and practicality of two new latex agglutination tests for the rapid identification of group A beta-hemolytic streptococci directly from throat swabs was performed in a busy pediatric office. The Directigen Group A Strep Test kit had a sensitivity of 84%, specificity 99%, positive predictive value 99%, and negative predictive value 93% when compared with blood agar cultures. The Culturette Brand 10-Minute Group A Strep ID Kit had a sensitivity of 83%, a specificity 99%, positive predictive value 97%, and negative predictive value 93% when compared with blood agar cultures.