Characteristics and care outcomes among persons living with perinatally acquired HIV infection in the United States, 2015
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes Aug 27, 2019
Gray KM, Wang X, Li J, et al. - Persons living with diagnosed perinatally acquired HIV infection (PHIV) were characterized and evaluated for receipt of HIV care, retention in care, and viral suppression using data from the National HIV Surveillance System through December 2017. Researchers identified 11,747 persons who were living with PHIV by year-end 2015; of these, half were aged 18–25 years. Of 9,562 persons with HIV diagnosed by year-end 2014 and living with PHIV at year-end 2015 in the 40 jurisdictions, 75.4% reported receipt of any care, 61.1% were reported to have retained care, and 49.0% achieved viral suppression. Those aged ≤ 17 years vs those aged 18–25 years had a significantly higher prevalence of retaining care and being virally suppressed. Findings support the necessity for enhancing efforts to improve care outcomes among persons with PHIV and emphasize enhancing collaboration between pediatric and adult medical providers to assure continuity of care during the transition from adolescence to adulthood.
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