Open AccessTrends in Time From HIV Diagnosis to First Viral Suppression Following Revised US HIV Treatment Guidelines, 2012–2017
Author(s) -
Nicole Crepaz,
Ruiguang Song,
Sheryl Lyss,
H. Irene Hall
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0000000000002398
Subject(s) - medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , confidence interval , antiretroviral therapy , viral load , hiv diagnosis , antiretroviral treatment , young adult , pediatrics , gastroenterology , immunology
Since 2012, treatment guidelines have recommended initiating antiretroviral therapy for all persons as soon as possible after HIV diagnosis, irrespective of CD4 counts. If clinicians adopted the treatment guidelines, a shortened interval between diagnosis and first viral suppression (Dx-to-VS) would be expected, with greater declines among those with CD4 counts ≥500 cells/µL at diagnosis.