Abstract
We sought to describe virologic and clinical retention outcomes among a group of HIV-infected adolescents and young adults (AYA) newly established in an adult HIV clinic compared with matched HIV-infected adults. AYA demonstrated lower rates of HIV-1 virologic suppression and higher rates of HIV-1 viral rebound and loss to follow-up compared with adults. African American AYA had the lowest rates of virologic suppression and the highest rates of viral rebound. Adult providers should consider HIV-infected AYA, particularly African American HIV-infected AYA, to potentially be at high risk for poor clinical outcomes in adult care.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 193-197 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes |
Volume | 58 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 1 2011 |
Keywords
- African American
- HIV
- adolescents
- virologic suppression
- young adults
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Infectious Diseases
- Pharmacology (medical)