MARCH 27, 2019

3-Month Viral Suppression Suggested as HIV Monitoring Indicator

By Ethan Covey

The percentage of New York City patients newly diagnosed with HIV who achieved viral suppression within three months of diagnosis has risen to more than one-third, up from just 9% who achieved viral suppression in the same period in 2007.

Researchers suggested that this metric be added to the National HIV/AIDS Strategy used by the CDC and local health agencies to monitor the progress of patients newly diagnosed with HIV (J Infect Dis 2019;219[6]:851-855).