About the Authors

Barbara Rossetti

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

brossetti1982@gmail.com

Affiliations Infectious Diseases Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy, Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy

Roberta Gagliardini

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy

Genny Meini

Roles Methodology

Affiliation Department of Medical Biotechnology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy

Gaetana Sterrantino

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi, Firenze, Italy

Vincenzo Colangeli

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria S.Orsola Malpighi, Bologna, Italy

Maria Carla Re

Roles Methodology

Affiliation Microbiology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria S.Orsola Malpighi, Bologna, Italy

Alessandra Latini

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Infectious Dermatology and Allergology IRCCS IFO, Roma, Italy

Manuela Colafigli

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Infectious Dermatology and Allergology IRCCS IFO, Roma, Italy

Francesca Vignale

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Clinic of Infectious Diseases, G. D’Annunzio University, Chieti, Italy

Stefano Rusconi

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, DIBIC L. Sacco Hospital, University of Milano, Milano, Italy

Valeria Micheli

Roles Methodology

Affiliation Microbiology and Virology Laboratory, L. Sacco Hospital, Milano, Italy

Antonio Di Biagio

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Infectious Diseases Unit, IRCCS S. Martino-IST, Genova, Italy

Giancarlo Orofino

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Infectious Diseases Unit A, Amedeo di Savoia Hospital, Torino, Italy

Valeria Ghisetti

Roles Methodology

Affiliation Microbiology and Virology Laboratory, Amedeo di Savoia Hospital, Torino, Italy

Alessandra Fantauzzi

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Department of Clinical Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Roma, Italy

Vincenzo Vullo

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Roma, Italy

Pierfrancesco Grima

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, S. Caterina Novella Hospital, Galatina, Lecce, Italy

Daniela Francisci

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Clinic of Infectious Diseases, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy

Claudio Mastroianni

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Infectious Disease Unit, SM Goretti Hospital, Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University, Latina, Italy

Andrea Antinori

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Infectious Diseases Unit, IRCCS L. Spallanzani, Roma, Italy

Michele Trezzi

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Infectious Diseases Unit, Pistoia Hospital, Pistoia, Italy

Lucia Lisi

Roles Methodology

Affiliation Pharmacology Department, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy

Pierluigi Navarra

Roles Methodology

Affiliation Pharmacology Department, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy

Benedetta Canovari

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Infectious Diseases Unit, Pesaro Hospital, Pesaro, Italy

Antonella D’Arminio Monforte

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Infectious and Tropical Diseases Institute, Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan San Paolo Hospital, Milan, Italy

Silvia Lamonica

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy

Alessandro D’Avino

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy

Maurizio Zazzi

Roles Methodology, Supervision

Affiliation Department of Medical Biotechnology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy

Simona Di Giambenedetto

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Supervision, Validation

Affiliation Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy

Andrea De Luca

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Infectious Diseases Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy, Department of Medical Biotechnology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy

for GUSTA trial study group

The complete membership of the author group can be found in the Acknowledgments.

Competing Interests

ADL reports consulting fees from Gilead Sciences, Abbvie, Janssen, Bristol-Myers Squibb, ViiV Healthcare Italy, Merck Sharp and Dohme, outside the submitted work. SDG reports consulting fees from Bristol-Myers Squibb, Janssen Cilag, ViiV Healthcare Italy, Gilead, Merck Sharp and Dohme, outside the submitted work. BR reports non-financial support from Janssen, ViiV Healthcare Italy, Abbvie, Gilead, and consulting fees from Merck Sharp and Dohme, outside the submitted work. AA reports grants, consulting fees and non-financial support from Gilead Sciences, Bristol-Myers Squibb, ViiV Healthcare Italy, grants and consulting fees from Janssen Cilag, consulting fees and non-financial support from Abbvie, consulting fees from Merck, outside the submitted work. ADM reports grants and consulting fees from Bristol-Myers Squibb, Merck Sharp and Dohme Gilead, consulting fees from ViiV Healthcare Italy, outside the submitted work. CM reports consulting fees and non-financial support from ABBVIE, consulting fees from Merck Sharp and Dohme, Gilead Sciences, ViiV Healthcare Italy, BMS, non-financial support from ASTELLAS, outside the submitted work. FV reports non-financial support from Bristol-Myers Squibb, ViiV Healthcare Italy, Gilead Sciences, consulting fees from Merck Sharp and Dohme, BMS, outside the submitted work. MC reports consulting fees from Gilead Sciences, Janssen-Cilag, Merck Sharp and Dohme, Bristol-Myers Squibb, ViiV Healthcare Italy, outside the submitted work. MZ reports grants and consulting fees from ViiV Healthcare Italy, Janssen-Cilag, Gilead Sciences, outside the submitted work. SR reports grants and consulting fees from ViiV Healthcare Italy, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Merck Sharp and Dohme, Gilead Sciences, Janssen, outside the submitted work. All other authors have nothing to disclose.