Decreases in Community Viral Load Are Accompanied by Reductions in New HIV Infections in San Francisco

At the individual level, higher HIV viral load predicts sexual transmission risk. We evaluated San Francisco's community viral load (CVL) as a population level marker of HIV transmission risk. We hypothesized that the decrease in CVL in San Francisco from 2004-2008, corresponding with increased...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 5; no. 6; p. e11068
Main Authors:	Das, Moupali, Chu, Priscilla Lee, Santos, Glenn-Milo, Scheer, Susan, Vittinghoff, Eric, McFarland, Willi, Colfax, Grant N.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 10.06.2010 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Acquired immune deficiency syndrome AIDS Analysis Antiretroviral agents Antiretroviral drugs Antiretroviral therapy Biological products industry Chronic illnesses Communities Disease prevention Disease transmission Drug therapy Epidemics Evaluation Health risks Highly active antiretroviral therapy HIV HIV infections HIV Infections - epidemiology HIV Infections - virology HIV tests Human immunodeficiency virus Human subjects Humans Hypotheses Infections Infectious Diseases/HIV Infection and AIDS Medical diagnosis Medical tests Population Population Surveillance Public health Public Health and Epidemiology/Epidemiology Public Health and Epidemiology/Infectious Diseases San Francisco - epidemiology Sexual transmission Sexually transmitted diseases STD Studies Surveillance Tuberculosis Viral Load San Francisco United States > US San Francisco California California
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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