title: Africans in London continue to present with advanced HIV disease in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy.
abstract: Our findings show that despite the numerous advances in the management of HIV disease, this has not resulted in earlier presentation in Africans or non-Africans. African patients are still presenting with significantly more advanced disease than non-Africans, and are more likely to have AIDS at presentation in 1998-1999 than in 1982-1995. An urgent need exists to identify the factors associated with delayed presentation, both to optimize clinical outcomes and reduce the possibility of onward transmission.
authors.affiliation: The Mortimer Market Centre, off Capper Street, London, UK.
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Burns
authors.forename: A O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Fakoya
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Copas
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: French
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D044383:Black People; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008131:London / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male