Introduction to late presentation for HIV treatment in Europe.
This publication is based on the proceedings of a meeting of European HIV experts convened in Windsor, UK, in March 2009. The meeting reviewed data in four key topics affecting the late presentation of HIV patients in Europe: the definition and epidemiology of late presentation, its medical and societal consequences, the need for earlier HIV testing and strategies for management of late-presenting patients. Each topic is discussed in detail here. A concluding article presents recommendations in each topic that were developed at the meeting to address the continuing challenge represented by late presentation for HIV treatment.
Antinori
Andrea
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Johnson
Margaret
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Moreno
Santiago
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Rockstroh
Jürgen K
JK
Yazdanpanah
Yazdan
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D015492:AIDS Serodiagnosis / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality / Q000635:transmission; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors