1320. HIV Care Continuum Outcomes Among Newly Diagnosed PLWH in Washington, DC

Defining Care Patterns and Outcomes Among Persons Living with HIV in Washington, DC: Linkage of Clinical Cohort and Surveillance Data.

BACKGROUND Triangulation of data from multiple sources such as clinical cohort and surveillance data can help improve our ability to describe care patterns, service utilization, comorbidities, and ultimately measure and monitor clinical outcomes among persons living with HIV infection. OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to determine whether linkage of clinical cohort data and routinel...

Sero-prevalence of Cytomegalovirus and Toxoplasma Infections among Newly Diagnosed HIV Patients

Progress Along the Continuum of HIV Care Among Blacks with Diagnosed HIV— United States, 2010

The goals of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy are to reduce new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections, increase access to care and improve health outcomes for persons living with HIV, and reduce HIV-related health disparities. Recently, by executive order, the HIV Care Continuum Initiative was established, focusing on accelerating federal efforts to increase HIV testing, care, and treatme...

Delay in seeking care for tuberculosis symptoms among adults newly diagnosed with HIV in rural Malawi

SETTING Ten primary health clinics in rural Thyolo District, Malawi. OBJECTIVE Tuberculosis (TB) is a common initial presentation of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. We investigated the time from TB symptom onset to HIV diagnosis to describe TB health-seeking behaviour in adults newly diagnosed with HIV. DESIGN We asked adults (18 years) about the presence and duration of TB s...

Antiretroviral therapy refusal among newly diagnosed HIV-infected adults.

OBJECTIVE To determine rates and predictors of treatment refusal in newly identified HIV-infected individuals in Soweto, South Africa. DESIGN It is designed as a cross-sectional study. METHODS We analyzed data from adult clients (>18 years) presenting for voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) at the Zazi Testing Center, Perinatal HIV Research Unit to determine rates of antiretroviral thera...