Open AccessFactors Associated With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infections Linked in Genetic Clusters But Disconnected in Partner Tracing
Author(s) -
Dana K. Pasquale,
Irene A. Doherty,
William C. Miller,
Peter A. Leone,
Lynne A. Sampson,
Sue Lynn Ledford,
Joseph Sebastian,
Ann M. Dennis
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/olq.0000000000001094
Subject(s) - contact tracing , medicine , dyad , partner notification , transmission (telecommunications) , odds ratio , odds , demography , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , family medicine , logistic regression , social psychology , disease , psychology , syphilis , electrical engineering , engineering , covid-19 , sociology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Successful partner notification can improve community-level outcomes by increasing the proportion of persons living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) who are linked to HIV care and virally suppressed, but it is resource intensive. Understanding where HIV transmission pathways may be undetected by routine partner notification may help improve case finding strategies.