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View article: HIV Infection Among Partners of HIV-Infected Black Men Who Have Sex with Men — North Carolina, 2011–2013
HIV Infection Among Partners of HIV-Infected Black Men Who Have Sex with Men — North Carolina, 2011–2013 Open
The incidence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has significantly increased among black men who have sex with men (MSM) in the United States, and young black MSM have been disproportionately affected. HIVinfected black MSM ar…
View article: Investigating a Sexual Network of Black Men Who Have Sex With Men: Implications for Transmission and Prevention of HIV Infection in the United States
Investigating a Sexual Network of Black Men Who Have Sex With Men: Implications for Transmission and Prevention of HIV Infection in the United States Open
HIV infections increased 48% among young, Black men who have sex with men (MSM) in the United States between 2006–2009. Incomplete understanding of this trend undermines prevention strategy development. We investigated a sexual network to …
View article: Screening Yield of HIV Antigen/Antibody Combination and Pooled HIV RNA Testing for Acute HIV Infection in a High-Prevalence Population
Screening Yield of HIV Antigen/Antibody Combination and Pooled HIV RNA Testing for Acute HIV Infection in a High-Prevalence Population Open
Although acute HIV infection contributes disproportionately to onward HIV transmission, HIV testing has not routinely included screening for acute HIV infection. To evaluate the performance of an HIV antigen/antibody (Ag/Ab) combination as…
View article: Integration of Contact Tracing and Phylogenetics in an Investigation of Acute HIV Infection
Integration of Contact Tracing and Phylogenetics in an Investigation of Acute HIV Infection Open
Background The integration of traditional contact tracing with HIV sequence analyses offers opportunities to mitigate some of the barriers to effective network construction. We used combined analyses during an outbreak investigation of spa…
View article: Screening Yield of HIV Antigen/Antibody Combination and Pooled HIV RNA Testing for Acute HIV Infection in a High-Prevalence Population
Screening Yield of HIV Antigen/Antibody Combination and Pooled HIV RNA Testing for Acute HIV Infection in a High-Prevalence Population Open
In a high-prevalence population, HIV screening using an HIV Ag/Ab combination assay following a negative rapid test detected 82% of acute HIV infections detectable by pooled HIV RNA testing, with a positive predictive value of 59%. Further…