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Blog: February 2015
What are gay men’s experiences of being diagnosed with an acute or recent HIV infection?
Feb 20, 2015 by Daniel Grace, PhD, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, by and Mark Gilbert, Director, Applied Epidemiology Unit, Ontario HIV Treatment Network
Background
People with newly-acquired HIV experience very high viral loads in the first two months after infection, and are more infectious during this period called acute HIV infection (AHI).
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Treatment of acute HIV infection: potential benefits of early antiretroviral therapy
Feb 5, 2015 by David Moore, Physician Lead, STOP HIV, Provincial Health Services Authority
Background
Since 2009, BCCDC has been using a more sensitive HIV test (known as the NAAT - nucleic acid amplification test) for patients who present for HIV testing at several clinics in downtown Vancouver.
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