Partner services in adults with acute and early HIV infection. Green, N., Hoenigl, M., Chaillon, A., Anderson, C. M., Kosakovsky Pond, S. L., Smith, D. M., & Little, S. J. AIDS (London, England), 31(2):287–293, 2017.
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BACKGROUND: To examine the yield of HIV partner services provided to persons newly diagnosed with acute and early HIV infection (AEH) in San Diego, United States. DESIGN: Observational cohort study. METHODS: The study investigated the yield (i.e. number of new HIV and AEH diagnoses, genetically linked partnerships and high-risk uninfected partners) of partner services (confidential contact tracing) for individuals with AEH enrolled in the San Diego Primary Infection Resource Consortium 1996-2014. RESULTS: A total of 107 of 574 persons with AEH (19%; i.e. index cases) provided sufficient information to recruit 119 sex partners. Fifty-seven percent of the 119 recruited partners were HIV infected, and 33% of the 119 were newly HIV diagnosed. Among those newly HIV diagnosed, 36% were diagnosed during AEH. There were no significant demographic or behavioral risk differences between HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected recruited partners. Genetic sequences were available for both index cases and partners in 62 partnerships, of which 61% were genetically linked. Partnerships in which both index case and partner enrolled within 30 days were more likely to yield a new HIV diagnosis (P = 0.01) and to be genetically linked (P \textless 0.01). CONCLUSION: Partner services for persons with AEH within 30 days of diagnosis represents an effective tool to find HIV-unaware persons, including those with AEH who are at greatest risk of HIV transmission.
@article{green_partner_2017,
	title = {Partner services in adults with acute and early {HIV} infection},
	volume = {31},
	issn = {1473-5571},
	doi = {10.1097/QAD.0000000000001308},
	abstract = {BACKGROUND: To examine the yield of HIV partner services provided to persons newly diagnosed with acute and early HIV infection (AEH) in San Diego, United States.
DESIGN: Observational cohort study.
METHODS: The study investigated the yield (i.e. number of new HIV and AEH diagnoses, genetically linked partnerships and high-risk uninfected partners) of partner services (confidential contact tracing) for individuals with AEH enrolled in the San Diego Primary Infection Resource Consortium 1996-2014.
RESULTS: A total of 107 of 574 persons with AEH (19\%; i.e. index cases) provided sufficient information to recruit 119 sex partners. Fifty-seven percent of the 119 recruited partners were HIV infected, and 33\% of the 119 were newly HIV diagnosed. Among those newly HIV diagnosed, 36\% were diagnosed during AEH. There were no significant demographic or behavioral risk differences between HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected recruited partners. Genetic sequences were available for both index cases and partners in 62 partnerships, of which 61\% were genetically linked. Partnerships in which both index case and partner enrolled within 30 days were more likely to yield a new HIV diagnosis (P = 0.01) and to be genetically linked (P {\textless} 0.01).
CONCLUSION: Partner services for persons with AEH within 30 days of diagnosis represents an effective tool to find HIV-unaware persons, including those with AEH who are at greatest risk of HIV transmission.},
	language = {eng},
	number = {2},
	journal = {AIDS (London, England)},
	author = {Green, Nella and Hoenigl, Martin and Chaillon, Antoine and Anderson, Christy M. and Kosakovsky Pond, Sergei L. and Smith, Davey M. and Little, Susan J.},
	year = {2017},
	pmid = {27831950},
	pmcid = {PMC5177524},
	keywords = {Adolescent, Adult, California, Cohort Studies, Contact Tracing, HIV Infections, Humans, Young Adult},
	pages = {287--293},
}

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