Improved virologic suppression with HIV subspecialty care in a large prison system using telemedicine: an observational study with historical controls.
retrospective_cohort · Level III
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Abstract
Correctional populations have an elevated human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence, yet many individuals lack access to subspecialty care. Our study showed that HIV-infected inmates had significantly greater virologic suppression and higher CD4 T-lymphocyte counts when managed by a multidisciplinary team of subspecialists conducting clinics via telemedicine. In other studies, these outcomes have been associated with reductions on HIV-related morbidity and mortality, as well as HIV transmission.
Medical subject headings
- Anti-Retroviral Agents
- HIV
- HIV Infections
- Prisons
- Telemedicine
- Viral Load