Author(s): van Sighem, Ard ; Pharris, Anastasia ; Quinten, Chantal ; Noori, Teymur ; Amato-Gauci, Andrew J ; ECDC HIV/AIDS Surveillance And Dublin Declaration Monitoring Networks
Date: 2017
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/5371
Origin: Repositório Científico do Instituto Nacional de Saúde
Subject(s): HIV; undiagnosed Infection; EU/EEA; Europe; Late Diagnosis; Surveillance; Infecções Sexualmente Transmissíveis
It is well-documented that early HIV diagnosis and linkage to care reduces morbidity and mortality as well as HIV transmission. We estimated the median time from HIV infection to diagnosis in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) at 2.9 years in 2016, with regional variation. Despite evidence of a decline in the number of people living with undiagnosed HIV in the EU/EEA, many remain undiagnosed, including 33% with more advanced HIV infection (CD4 < 350 cells/mm3).
