Infectious Disease Reports (Apr 2022)
Implementing Early Phase Treatments for COVID-19 in Outpatient Settings: Challenges at a Tertiary Care Center in Italy and Future Outlooks
- Tommaso Manciulli,
- Filippo Lagi,
- Anna Barbiero,
- Marco Fognani,
- Nicoletta Di Lauria,
- Costanza Malcontenti,
- Costanza Fiorelli,
- Michele Spinicci,
- Vega Ceccherini,
- Paola D’Onofrio,
- Manuela Angileri,
- Francesca Malentacchi,
- Michele Cecchi,
- Gian Maria Rossolini,
- Matteo Tomaiuolo,
- Lorenzo Zammarchi,
- Alessandro Bartoloni
Affiliations
- Tommaso Manciulli
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy
- Filippo Lagi
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy
- Anna Barbiero
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy
- Marco Fognani
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy
- Nicoletta Di Lauria
- Unit of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Careggi University Hospital, 50134 Florence, Italy
- Costanza Malcontenti
- Unit of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Careggi University Hospital, 50134 Florence, Italy
- Costanza Fiorelli
- Unit of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Careggi University Hospital, 50134 Florence, Italy
- Michele Spinicci
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy
- Vega Ceccherini
- Hospital Management Unit, Careggi University Hospital, 50134 Florence, Italy
- Paola D’Onofrio
- Hospital Management Unit, Careggi University Hospital, 50134 Florence, Italy
- Manuela Angileri
- Hospital Pharmacy, Careggi University Hospital, 50134 Florence, Italy
- Francesca Malentacchi
- Clinical Microbiology and Virology Unit, Careggi University Hospital, 50134 Florence, Italy
- Michele Cecchi
- Hospital Pharmacy, Careggi University Hospital, 50134 Florence, Italy
- Gian Maria Rossolini
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy
- Matteo Tomaiuolo
- Hospital Management Unit, Careggi University Hospital, 50134 Florence, Italy
- Lorenzo Zammarchi
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy
- Alessandro Bartoloni
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/idr14030037
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 14,
no. 3
pp. 315 – 320
Abstract
We present a brief commentary illustrating the current COVID-19 outpatient treatment options in Italy. We also report our experience setting up a service dedicated to these patients in the wake of the rise in COVID-19 cases observed in January 2022. We also gathered data on the daily costs faced by our outpatient service, based at a tertiary care center located in Florence, Italy. We present them with some considerations on future outlooks on the use of outpatient treatment in COVID-19.
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