The US Military HIV Natural History Study: Informing Military HIV Care and Policy for Over 30 Years.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In October 1985, 4 years after the initial descriptions of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) began routine screening for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection to prevent infected recruits from exposure to live virus vaccines, implemented routine active-duty force screening to ensure timely care and help protect the walking blood bank, and initiated the U.S. Military HIV Natural History Study (NHS) to develop epidemiologic, clinical, and basic science evidence to inform military HIV policy and establish a repository of data and specimens for future research. Here, we have reviewed accomplishments of the NHS over the past 30 years and sought to describe relevant trends among NHS subjects over this time, with emphas

SUBMITTER: Agan BK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6886375 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature