Positive Trends in the U.S. HIV Epidemic

In a large cohort of patients receiving HIV care, the proportion who achieved virologic suppression in any given year increased significantly from 2000 through 2008.

Monitoring the health of HIV-infected patients who are receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) is a key goal of the U.S. National HIV/AIDS Strategy, but obtaining analyzable, representative data from this population is a challenge. One option may be the North American AIDS Cohort Collaboration on Research and Design (NA-ACCORD), which includes data from more than 100 clinical sites in North America. In the present study, researchers used NA-ACCORD data to evaluate trends in ART use, viral loads, and CD4-cell counts among more than 26,000 HIV-infected patients who received care in the U.S. between 2000 and 2008.

In general, the NA-ACCORD population was demographically similar to the larger HIV-infected population in the U.S., although the prop…

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Charles B. Hicks, MD

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Consultant / Advisory boardGilead Sciences; ViiV; Merck

RoyaltiesUpToDate, Inc.

Grant / Research supportNIH; Department of Health and Human Services

Charles B. Hicks, MD

Disclosures

Consultant / Advisory boardGilead Sciences; ViiV; Merck

RoyaltiesUpToDate, Inc.

Grant / Research supportNIH; Department of Health and Human Services

Positive Trends in the U.S. HIV Epidemic

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