Across 19 jurisdictions in the U.S. representing 37% of HIV diagnoses nationwide, half of the patients were not receiving ongoing care, and even fewer achieved virologic suppression.
Mapping each step along the HIV care continuum has quickly become the gold standard for understanding the path to HIV viral suppression. Using CDC surveillance data, investigators assessed engagement in this continuum among HIV patients in 19 U.S. jurisdictions (18 states and the District of Columbia), where HIV diagnoses in 2011 represented 37% of the nationwide total.
Among the 15,449 persons with a new HIV diagnosis in 2011 in these 19 jurisdictions, 79.8% were linked to care (i.e., had ≥1 CD4-cell or viral load [VL] result within 3 months of diagnosis). The proportion ranged from 71.6% in Georgia (where 1834 cases were diagnosed) to 100% in North Dakota (13 cases). Among 338,959 persons living with HIV (PLWH) in 2010, 63.4% were classifi…
Reviewing Authors
Jonathan Colasanti, MD, MSPH
Jonathan Colasanti, MD, MSPH
DisclosuresGrant/Research SupportNIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse
Editorial BoardsJAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes; Vaccines
Leadership Positions in Professional SocietiesInternational Antiviral Society–USA (Board of Directors); Infectious Diseases Society of America (Past President)
DisclosuresGrant/Research SupportNIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse
Editorial BoardsJAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes; Vaccines
Leadership Positions in Professional SocietiesInternational Antiviral Society–USA (Board of Directors); Infectious Diseases Society of America (Past President)