Fall in new HIV diagnoses among men who have sex with men (MSM) at selected London sexual health clinics since early 2015: testing or treatment or pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)?

Since October 2015 up to September 2016, HIV diagnoses fell by 32% compared with October 2014-September 2015 among men who have sex with men (MSM) attending selected London sexual health clinics. This coincided with high HIV testing volumes and rapid initiation of treatment on diagnosis. The fall wa...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles 2017-06, Vol.22 (25)
Hauptverfasser:	Brown, Alison E, Mohammed, Hamish, Ogaz, Dana, Kirwan, Peter D, Yung, Mandy, Nash, Sophie G, Furegato, Martina, Hughes, Gwenda, Connor, Nicky, Delpech, Valerie C, Gill, O Noel
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anti-HIV Agents - therapeutic use HIV Infections - diagnosis HIV Infections - drug therapy HIV Infections - prevention & control Homosexuality, Male - statistics & numerical data Humans London Male Mass Screening - trends Population Surveillance Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Rapid Communication Sexual Behavior Sexual Health Sexual Partners
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Zusammenfassung:	Since October 2015 up to September 2016, HIV diagnoses fell by 32% compared with October 2014-September 2015 among men who have sex with men (MSM) attending selected London sexual health clinics. This coincided with high HIV testing volumes and rapid initiation of treatment on diagnosis. The fall was most apparent in new HIV testers. Intensified testing of high-risk populations, combined with immediately received anti-retroviral therapy and a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) programme, may make elimination of HIV achievable.
ISSN:	1560-7917 1025-496X 1560-7917
DOI:	10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.25.30553