Reduction in undiagnosed HIV infection in the European Union/European Economic Area, 2012 to 2016

It is well-documented that early HIV diagnosis and linkage to care reduces morbidity and mortality as well as HIV transmission. We estimated the median time from HIV infection to diagnosis in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) at 2.9 years in 2016, with regional variation. Despite ev...

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Autores principales: van Sighem, Ard, Pharris, Anastasia, Quinten, Chantal, Noori, Teymur, Amato-Gauci, Andrew J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) 2017
Materias:
Rapid Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5725787/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29208159
http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.48.17-00771
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Sumario:It is well-documented that early HIV diagnosis and linkage to care reduces morbidity and mortality as well as HIV transmission. We estimated the median time from HIV infection to diagnosis in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) at 2.9 years in 2016, with regional variation. Despite evidence of a decline in the number of people living with undiagnosed HIV in the EU/EEA, many remain undiagnosed, including 33% with more advanced HIV infection (CD4 < 350 cells/mm(3)).

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