Necessary but Not Sufficient: The Need for Innovative Strategies to Enhance Retention and Viral Suppression After Rapid Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy

Affiliations

¹ Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
² Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Center for Global Health, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA.

Comment

Serena Patricia Koenig et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2020.

. 2020 Dec 17;71(10):2615-2617.

doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz1176.

¹ Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
² Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Center for Global Health, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA.

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Keywords: ART; HIV; cascade of care; same-day treatment.

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Engagement in Care, Viral Suppression, Drug Resistance, and Reasons for Nonengagement After Home-Based Same-Day Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation in Lesotho: A Two-Year Follow-up of the CASCADE Trial.
Amstutz A, Brown JA, Ringera I, Muhairwe J, Lejone TI, Klimkait T, Glass TR, Labhardt ND. Amstutz A, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Dec 17;71(10):2608-2614. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz1126. Clin Infect Dis. 2020. PMID: 31781759 Free PMC article.

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