Clinical outcomes of adolescents and young adults in adult HIV care

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2011 Oct 1;58(2):193-7. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e31822d7564.

Abstract

We sought to describe virologic and clinical retention outcomes among a group of HIV-infected adolescents and young adults (AYA) newly established in an adult HIV clinic compared with matched HIV-infected adults. AYA demonstrated lower rates of HIV-1 virologic suppression and higher rates of HIV-1 viral rebound and loss to follow-up compared with adults. African American AYA had the lowest rates of virologic suppression and the highest rates of viral rebound. Adult providers should consider HIV-infected AYA, particularly African American HIV-infected AYA, to potentially be at high risk for poor clinical outcomes in adult care.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active*
  • Black or African American
  • CD4 Lymphocyte Count
  • Female
  • HIV Infections / drug therapy*
  • HIV Infections / immunology
  • HIV Infections / virology*
  • HIV-1 / drug effects*
  • Humans
  • Logistic Models
  • Lost to Follow-Up
  • Male
  • Odds Ratio
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Viral Load / drug effects*
  • White People
  • Young Adult