Strategies to Minimize Time From HIV Acquisition to ART Initiation: The Barcelona Early-cART Program.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Targeted referral systems for individuals at highest risk of HIV transmission can accelerate linkage to care and antiretroviral treatment (ART) initiation, potentially reducing onward transmission.

Methods

In 2014, we established the Early-cART cohort of adults newly diagnosed with HIV who started ART within 6 months of estimated HIV acquisition (etPWH), in collaboration with community centers and via a fast-referral system to our HIV unit. Clinical data and biological samples were collected before and after initiation of ART. Total HIV-1 DNA in peripheral blood mononuclear cells was measured in a subset of participants virologically suppressed for >3 years. Link-to-care was defined as days from first positive HIV test to first appointment at the HIV unit. HIV-to-

SUBMITTER: Bailon L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12449736 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature