Heather Bradley|Christine L. Mattson|Linda Beer|Ping Huang|R. Luke Shouse
Increased antiretroviral therapy prescription and HIV viral suppression among persons receiving clinical care for HIV infection
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
assess trends 20092013 antiretroviral therapy art prescription viral suppression among adults receiving hiv clinical care united stateswe used data medical monitoring project surveillance system producing national estimates characteristics hivinfected adults receiving clinical care united stateswe estimated weighted proportions persons receiving hiv medical care prescribed art achieved hiv viral suppression 200 copiesml last test tests previous 12 months 20092013 assessed trends overall gender age raceethnicity sexual behaviororientationart prescription viral suppression increased significantly 20092013 overall subgroups art prescription increased 89 94 p trend 001 viral suppression last measurement increased 72 80 p trend 001 largest increases among 1829 year olds 5668 3039 year olds 6275 nonhispanic blacks 6476 sustained viral suppression increased 58 68 p trend 001 largest increases among 1829 year olds 3251 3039 year olds 4763 nonhispanic blacks 4961adults receiving hiv medical care increasingly likely prescribed art achieve viral suppression recent efforts promote early antiretroviral therapy use may contributed increases bringing us closer realizing key goals national hivaids strategy