Epidemiology and Prevention

Brief Report

Time From Infection With the Human Immunodeficiency Virus to Diagnosis, United States

Hall, H. Irene PhD; Song, Ruiguang PhD; Szwarcwald, Célia Landmann PhD; Green, Timothy PhD

Author Information

*Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; and

†Institute of Communication and Information Science and Technology in Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Ministry of Health, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Correspondence to: H. Irene Hall, PhD, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS E-47, Atlanta, GA 30329 (e-mail: [email protected]).

Supported by the US Government.

The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

The findings and conclusions in this study are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Received September 24, 2014

Accepted January 20, 2015

JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 69(2):p 248-251, June 1, 2015. | DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000589

Abstract

HIV testing efforts increased in recent years to reduce the percentage of persons with HIV unaware of their infection and to detect HIV early. An analysis of CD4 data from national HIV surveillance indicates that diagnosis delays decreased during 2003–2011; on average, persons diagnosed in 2011 had been infected 5.6 years before their diagnosis compared with 7.0 years among those diagnosed in 2003. Diagnosis delays were longer among females, blacks, Hispanics/Latinos, and older persons, but shorter among men who have sex with men, compared with their counterparts. Continued efforts to implement routine testing can help reduce diagnosis delays.

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