Leveraging CD4 Cell Count at Entry Into Care to Monitor Success of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prevention, Treatment, and Public Health Programming in the Greater St Louis Area Between 2017 and 2020.

Authors :: Filiatreau LM
Mody A
Vo D
Bradley C
Ramakrishnan A
López J
O'Halloran J
Trolard A
Powderly WG
Geng EH
Source :: Open forum infectious diseases [Open Forum Infect Dis] 2023 Sep 18; Vol. 10 (10), pp. ofad477. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Sep 18 (Print Publication: 2023).
Publication Year :: 2023
Abstract: CD4 cell count at entry into human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) care is a useful indicator of success of multiple steps in HIV public health programming. We demonstrate that CD4 cell count at care initiation was stable in St Louis between 2017 and 2019 but declined in 2020. Missouri efforts in the Ending the HIV Epidemic plan should focus on rapidly identifying individuals with undiagnosed HIV infection.<br />Competing Interests: Potential conflicts of interest. All authors: No reported conflicts.<br /> (© The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Infectious Diseases Society of America.)

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