title: Introduction to late presentation for HIV treatment in Europe.
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Antinori
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Santiago
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moreno
authors.forename: Jürgen K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Rockstroh
authors.forename: Yazdan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yazdanpanah
mesh_terms: 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