HIV Exceptionalism and the Department of Unintended Consequences

Virologic suppression is arguably the most important piece of information used to determine the quality of care in an HIV program. But, what if an institution can't obtain aggregate viral-load data on its own patients because a state law on HIV testing and privacy prohibits access? Paul Sax, MD, makes the case that HIV exceptionalism is to blame in his blog HIV and ID Observations.