Longitudinal changes in engagement in care and viral suppression for HIV-infected injection drug users

• Published in: AIDS (London) Vol. 27; no. 16; pp. 2559 - 2566
• Main Authors: Westergaard, Ryan P., Hess, Timothy, Astemborski, Jacquie, Mehta, Shruti H., Kirk, Gregory D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hagerstown, MD Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc 23.10.2013; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Subjects: Addictive behaviors; Adult; Adult and adolescent clinical studies; Anti-HIV Agents - therapeutic use; Biological and medical sciences; Cohort Studies; Drug addiction; Drug addictions; Female; HIV Infections - complications; HIV Infections - drug therapy; Human viral diseases; Humans; Infectious diseases; Lentivirus; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Medical sciences; Medication Adherence; Middle Aged; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Prospective Studies; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychopathology. Psychiatry; Retroviridae; Substance Abuse, Intravenous - complications; Toxicology; United States; Viral diseases; Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids; Viral Load; United States; USA; Human; Immunopathology; Drug addiction; Antiretroviral agent; Intravenous administration; antiretroviral therapy; Retroviridae; AIDS; Immune deficiency; Lentivirus; Infection; Virus; Chemotherapy; Treatment; Viral disease; Antiviral; primary care; Human immunodeficiency virus; retention in care; drug users

OBJECTIVE:To examine temporal trends and predictors of linkage to HIV care, longitudinal retention in care and viral suppression among injection drug users (IDUs) infected with HIV. DESIGN:Community-based, prospective cohort study. METHODS:We prospectively studied 790 HIV-infected IDUs participating...