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Kaposi Sarcoma in people living with HIV: is it water under the bridge?

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Received: January 29, 2023
Accepted: March 15, 2023
Published: April 28, 2023
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Kaposi Sarcoma, HIV, AIDS, mortality, antiretroviral therapy

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chiara papalini
chiara.papalini@ospedale.perugia.it
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Lucia Brescini
Biomedical Sciences and Public Health Department, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy, Italy.
Laura Curci
Infectious Diseases Clinic, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy, Italy.
Sabrina Bastianelli
Infectious Diseases Clinic, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy, Italy.
Francesco Barchiesi
Biomedical Sciences and Public Health Department, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy, Italy.
Andrea Giacometti
Biomedical Sciences and Public Health Department, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy, Italy.
Daniela Francisci
Infectious Diseases Clinic, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy, Italy.

Kaposi Sarcoma (KS) is still common among people living with HIV (PLWH). A lot of literature illustrated risk factors associated with KS occurrence, while the aim of our study is to investigate possible factors influencing 5-year survival.

 

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“Kaposi Sarcoma in people living with HIV: is it water under the bridge?” (2023) Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases, 15(1), p. e2023027. doi:10.4084/MJHID.2023.027.
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