Late diagnosis of HIV: An updated consensus definition.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In recent years, HIV testing frequency has increased, resulting in more people being diagnosed during seroconversion with a temporarily low CD4 count. Using the current consensus definition of late HIV presentation ('presenting for care with a CD4 count < 350 cells/μL or an AIDS-defining event, regardless of CD4 count') these individuals would be incorrectly assigned as being diagnosed late.

Methods

In spring 2022, a European expert group convened to revise the current late HIV presentation consensus definition. A survey on data availability to apply this revised definition was sent to nominated European focal points responsible for HIV surveillance (n = 53).

Results

Experts agreed that the updated definition should refer to late HIV diagnosis rather than

SUBMITTER: Croxford S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10100195 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature