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Observational Study
. 2014 Jul 1;59(1):123-6.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciu222. Epub 2014 Apr 9.

Improved virologic suppression with HIV subspecialty care in a large prison system using telemedicine: an observational study with historical controls

Jeremy D Young  1 , Mahesh Patel  1 , Melissa Badowski  2 , Mary Ellen Mackesy-Amiti  3 , Pyrai Vaughn  1 , Louis Shicker  4 , Michael Puisis  1 , Lawrence J Ouellet  3
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Observational Study

Improved virologic suppression with HIV subspecialty care in a large prison system using telemedicine: an observational study with historical controls

Jeremy D Young et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

Abstract

Correctional populations have an elevated human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence, yet many individuals lack access to subspecialty care. Our study showed that HIV-infected inmates had significantly greater virologic suppression and higher CD4 T-lymphocyte counts when managed by a multidisciplinary team of subspecialists conducting clinics via telemedicine. In other studies, these outcomes have been associated with reductions on HIV-related morbidity and mortality, as well as HIV transmission.

Keywords: HIV; prisons; telehealth; telemedicine.

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