Universal voluntary HIV testing with immediate antiretroviral therapy as a strategy for elimination of HIV transmission: a mathematical model

Roughly 3 million people worldwide were receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) at the end of 2007, but an estimated 6·7 million were still in need of treatment and a further 2·7 million became infected with HIV in 2007. Prevention efforts might reduce HIV incidence but are unlikely to eliminate this...

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Published in:	The Lancet (British edition) Vol. 373; no. 9657; pp. 48 - 57
Main Authors:	Granich, Reuben M, Gilks, Charles F, Dye, Christopher, De Cock, Kevin M, Williams, Brian G
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 03.01.2009 Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Acquired immune deficiency syndrome Adolescent Adult AIDS Anti-Retroviral Agents - administration & dosage Anti-Retroviral Agents - economics Anti-Retroviral Agents - therapeutic use Antiretroviral agents Antiretroviral drugs Cost control Cost-Benefit Analysis Drug Administration Schedule Drug use Epidemics Female Heterosexuality HIV HIV Infections - drug therapy HIV Infections - prevention & control HIV Infections - transmission Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Internal Medicine Male Mass Screening - economics Mass Screening - organization & administration Mathematical models Models, Theoretical Mortality Patient Acceptance of Health Care - psychology Prevalence Prevention Public health South Africa - epidemiology Stochastic models Stochastic Processes Substance abuse treatment Young Adult South Africa
ISSN:	0140-6736, 1474-547X, 1474-547X
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