HIV Testing Services Outcomes in CDC-Funded Health Departments During COVID-19.
Deesha PatelWeston O WilliamsCarolyn WrightNicole Taylor-AidooWei SongAngele MarandetElizabeth A DiNennoPublished in: Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) (2022)
Despite increased HIV positivity, a drastic reduction in the number of CDC-funded HIV tests was observed in 2020, affecting the ability to identify persons with newly diagnosed HIV. CDC and health departments will need to expand testing strategies to cover tests not conducted in 2020 while adapting to the continuing pandemic.A visual abstract is available for this article at: http://links.lww.com/QAI/B941.
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