BACKGROUND
There is interest in expanding ART to prevent HIV transmission, but in the group with the highest levels of ART use, men-who-have-sex-with-men (MSM), numbers of new infections diagnosed… (More)
BACKGROUND
Control of HIV transmission could be achievable through an expansion of HIV testing of at-risk populations together with ready access and adherence to antiretroviral therapy. To examine… (More)
OBJECTIVES
Describe the epidemiology and impact of late diagnosis among older adults living with HIV and estimate age at infection.
METHODS
Comparative national analyses between individuals… (More)
OBJECTIVES
To identify biological factors associated with HIV transmission in men who have sex with men (MSM).
DESIGN
A longitudinal phylogenetic analysis of HIV-1 from an MSM cohort, incorporating… (More)
OBJECTIVES
In the UK, free HIV care is provided through dedicated HIV clinics. Using the national cohort of men who have sex with men (MSM) with diagnosed HIV infection and estimates of the number of… (More)
OBJECTIVE
HIV-1 subtype B infections are associated with MSM in the UK. Yet, around 13% of subtype B infections are found in those reporting heterosexual contact as transmission route. Using… (More)
OBJECTIVES
To examine the epidemiology of HIV among black and minority ethnic (BME) men who have sex with men (MSM) in England and Wales (E&W).
METHODS
Ethnicity data from two national HIV/AIDS… (More)
BACKGROUND
The number of reported pregnancies in women with diagnosed HIV in the UK increased from 80 in 1990 to over 1400 in 2010; the majority were among women born in sub-Saharan Africa. There is… (More)
BACKGROUND
In HIV-1-infected individuals, viral load has been reported to rise transiently if an acute infection with another organism occurs. Our study was prompted by the unexpected finding that… (More)
Sexual health in the United Kingdom has deteriorated in recent years with further increases in HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) reported in 2002. This paper describes results from… (More)