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Estimation of HIV Incidence in the United States

Estimation of HIV Incidence in the United States ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTION H. Irene Hall, PhD Context Incidence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the United States has not been directly measured. New assays that differentiate recent vs long-standing HIV Ruiguang Song, PhD infections allow improved estimation of HIV incidence. Philip Rhodes, PhD Objective To estimate HIV incidence in the United States. Joseph Prejean, PhD Design, Setting, and Patients Remnant diagnostic serum specimens from pa- Qian An, MS tients 13 years or older and newly diagnosed with HIV during 2006 in 22 states were Lisa M. Lee, PhD tested with the BED HIV-1 capture enzyme immunoassay to classify infections as re- cent or long-standing. Information on HIV cases was reported to the Centers for Dis- John Karon, PhD ease Control and Prevention through June 2007. Incidence of HIV in the 22 states Ron Brookmeyer, PhD during 2006 was estimated using a statistical approach with adjustment for testing frequency and extrapolated to the United States. Results were corroborated with back- Edward H. Kaplan, PhD calculation of HIV incidence for 1977-2006 based on HIV diagnoses from 40 states Matthew T. McKenna, MD and AIDS incidence from 50 states and the District of Columbia. Robert S. Janssen, MD Main Outcome Measure Estimated http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

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American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright 2008 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
ISSN
0098-7484
eISSN
1538-3598
DOI
10.1001/jama.300.5.520
pmid
18677024
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Abstract

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTION H. Irene Hall, PhD Context Incidence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the United States has not been directly measured. New assays that differentiate recent vs long-standing HIV Ruiguang Song, PhD infections allow improved estimation of HIV incidence. Philip Rhodes, PhD Objective To estimate HIV incidence in the United States. Joseph Prejean, PhD Design, Setting, and Patients Remnant diagnostic serum specimens from pa- Qian An, MS tients 13 years or older and newly diagnosed with HIV during 2006 in 22 states were Lisa M. Lee, PhD tested with the BED HIV-1 capture enzyme immunoassay to classify infections as re- cent or long-standing. Information on HIV cases was reported to the Centers for Dis- John Karon, PhD ease Control and Prevention through June 2007. Incidence of HIV in the 22 states Ron Brookmeyer, PhD during 2006 was estimated using a statistical approach with adjustment for testing frequency and extrapolated to the United States. Results were corroborated with back- Edward H. Kaplan, PhD calculation of HIV incidence for 1977-2006 based on HIV diagnoses from 40 states Matthew T. McKenna, MD and AIDS incidence from 50 states and the District of Columbia. Robert S. Janssen, MD Main Outcome Measure Estimated

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JAMAAmerican Medical Association

Published: Aug 6, 2008

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