See also: Benefits of HIV Treatment and Risks of Nontreatment and HIV Testing

Selected Recent Articles

• Study shows how time runs out on teenagers with HIV after a decade or more undiagnosed.  (March 2015, Science Speaks Blog)
• Social inequalities associated with late HIV diagnosis and delayed HIV treatment – European study.  (September5, 2014, AIDSmap)
• Late enrolment in HIV care declines in sub-Saharan Africa, but majority of people still eligible for immediate ART at diagnosis.  (August 2014, AIDSmap)
• Amped Screening Detects Both Acute & Late-Presenting HIV Cases. (April 2014, Poz)
• Expanded HIV testing may find more acute infections as well as more late presenters.  (April 2014, AIDSmap)
• Church Attendance Associated With Late HIV Diagnosis Among U.S. MSM.  (November 2013, CDC)
• Heart Attack Risk Rises if CD4s Ever Dip Below 200.  (November 2013, Poz)
• Low CD4 cell count increases heart attack risk for people with HIV.  (October 2013, AIDSmap)
• CD4 Cell Count at Presentation: A Figure With a Depressingly Small Upward Slope.  (October 2013, Journal Watch)
• Liver cancer often diagnosed late with poor survival in people with HIV.  (October 2013, AIDSmap)
• Late HIV diagnosis continues to be a Europe-wide problem.  (September 2013, AIDSmap)
• Costs Spike for 2nd- and 3rd-Line ARVs and Late Treatment.  (September 2013, Poz)
• Low CD4 Count at Start of HIV Treatment Linked to Greater Bone Loss.  (September 2013, HIVandhepatitis)
• Low baseline CD4 cell count associated with greater bone loss after starting HIV therapy.  (August 2013, AIDSmap)
• Low CD4 cell count increases the risk of several cancers after starting HIV therapy.  (June 2013, AIDSmap)
• Starting HIV Meds When CD4s Are Low Raises Cancer Risk.  (June 2013, Poz)
• Low Vitamin D Hinders CD4 Gains in Women Starting HIV Treatment Late.  (December 2012, Poz)
• Community-wide initiative boosts HIV testing rates in the Bronx and cuts late diagnosis.  (July 2012, AIDSmap)
• Local beliefs and ART programme factors both influence late ARV starts in sub-Saharan Africa. (May 2011, AIDSmap)
• Low CD4 increases risk of fragility fractures for patients with HIV. (May 2011, AIDSmap)
• Low CD4 Counts Increase Fracture Risk in HIV. (April 2011, Poz)
• People diagnosed late in the UK are six times more likely to die of AIDS. (April 2011, AIDSmap)
• Late diagnosis will be major challenge as countries try to provide treatment earlier, Thai study shows. (January 2011, AIDSmap)
• Undetectable Viral Load Key to Long-Term Health in Late HIV Treatment Starters. (January 2011, Poz)