Effect of Universal Testing and Treatment on HIV Incidence — HPTN 071 (PopART)
HIV treatment has benefits to the patient, but does it decrease community HIV transmission as well? In this community-randomized trial in Zambia and South Africa, universal HIV testing with linkage to care and antiretroviral treatment according to local guidelines decreased HIV incidence.
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Veröffentlicht in: | The New England journal of medicine 2019-07, Vol.381 (3), p.207-218 |
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Zusammenfassung: | HIV treatment has benefits to the patient, but does it decrease community HIV transmission as well? In this community-randomized trial in Zambia and South Africa, universal HIV testing with linkage to care and antiretroviral treatment according to local guidelines decreased HIV incidence. |
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ISSN: | 0028-4793 1533-4406 |
DOI: | 10.1056/NEJMoa1814556 |