S1 Episode 2: How to End an Epidemic: HIV Testing and Linkage to Care

Medscape InDiscussion: HIV

Dr Michael Saag and Dr Aadia Rana discuss best practices that providers can implement to prevent the spread of HIV in their local communities and connect HIV-positive patients to lifesaving care.

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Resources

90-90-90 Treatment for all https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/909090

Too Many People Living with HIV in the U.S. Don't Know It https://www.hiv.gov/blog/too-many-people-living-hiv-us-don-t-know-it

CDC: HIV Testing Guidelines https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/testing/index.html

The science is clear: with HIV, undetectable equals untransmittable https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/science-clear-hiv-undetectable-equals-untransmittable

Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV at a Patient's First Clinic Visit: The RapIT Randomized Controlled Trial https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1002015

Implementation of an Immediate HIV Treatment Initiation Program in a Public/Academic Medical Center in the U.S. South: The Miami Test and Treat Rapid Response Program https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6934174/

Development of a Citywide Rapid Antiretroviral Therapy Initiative in San Francisco https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34686290/

Immediate Initiation of HIV Treatment https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/providers/health-topics/aids-hiv-immediate-antiretroviral-therapy.page