Open AccessBrief Report: Time to Repeat Viral Load Testing Among Unsuppressed Adolescents and Young Adults Living With HIV in Kenya
Author(s) -
Cyrus Mugo,
K. S. Wilson,
Alvin Onyango,
Irene Njuguna,
Caren Mburu,
Barbra A. Richardson,
Laura Oyiengo,
Irene Inwani,
Grace JohnStewart,
Dalton Wamalwa,
Pamela Kohler
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0000000000002498
Subject(s) - interquartile range , medicine , viral load , pediatrics , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , retrospective cohort study , antiretroviral therapy , young adult , immunology
Repeat HIV viral load (VL) testing is required after unsuppressed VL to confirm treatment failure. We assessed proportion of adolescents and young adults living with HIV (AYALHIV) in Kenya with a confirmatory VL test and time to repeat testing.