Misclassification of Loss to Care Among Persons With Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Improved Capture of Silent Transfers Through Surveillance Linkage Using Statewide Mandatorily Reported Laboratory Measures.

Sack, Daniel E; Brantley, Meredith; Ratliff, Melanie; Mathieson, Samantha; Turner, Megan; Pettit, April C; Sterling, Timothy R; Rebeiro, Peter F · Clin Infect Dis · 2024

retrospective_cohort · Level III

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Abstract

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-positive individuals lost to follow-up from particular clinics may not be lost to care (LTC). After linking Vanderbilt's Comprehensive Care Clinic cohort to Tennessee's statewide HIV surveillance database, LTC decreased from 48.4% to 35.0% at 10 years. Routine surveillance linkage by domestic HIV clinics would improve LTC and retention measure accuracy.

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