Single Viral Load Measurements Overestimate Stable Viral Suppression Among HIV Patients in Care: Clinical and Public Health Implications

Autor: Thomas P. Giordano, Gary Marks, Lytt I. Gardner, Mari-Lynn Drainoni, Charles E Rose, Edward R. Cachay, Christine OʼDaniels, Unnati Patel, Meg Sullivan, Nicole Crepaz, Michael J. Mugavero, Jessica A. Davila, Shireesha Dhanireddy, Matthew R. Golden, Cynthia Grossman, Allan Rodriguez, Lisa R. Metsch, Michael J. Stirratt, Andrew J. Wawrzyniak, William C. Mathews, Jacqueline Ellison
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Popis: BACKGROUND The HIV continuum of care paradigm uses a single viral load test per patient to estimate the prevalence of viral suppression. We compared this single-value approach with approaches that used multiple viral load tests to examine the stability of suppression. METHODS The retrospective analysis included HIV patients who had at least 2 viral load tests during a 12-month observation period. We assessed the (1) percent with suppressed viral load (
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