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A large prospective study assessing injection site reactions, quality of life and preference in patients using the Biojector® vs standard needles for enfuvirtide administration*

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To determine the severity of injection site reactions (ISRs), patient quality of life (QoL) and preference when enfuvirtide is administered by the Biojector (Bioject, Medical Technologies, Inc., Tualatin, OR, USA) relative to standard needles. METHODS: A total of 201 HIV-positive patients on stable enfuvirtide-based therapy (n=184) or initiating such therapy (n=17) were evaluated prospectively after switching from standard needles …

Authors

Loutfy; Harris M; Raboud J; Antoniou T; Kovacs C; Shen S; Dufresne S; Smaill F; Rouleau D; Rachlis A

Journal

HIV Medicine, Vol. 8, No. 7, pp. 427–432

Publisher

Wiley

Publication Date

10 2007

DOI

10.1111/j.1468-1293.2007.00489.x

ISSN

1464-2662