Early diagnosis

Abstract

There is broad agreement on the impact that underdiagnosis and late diagnosis of HIV infection have on the health of people with HIV and on the persistence of the epidemic due to an inadvertent increase in transmission. The need to develop strategies that increase the number of diagnoses, and specifically the number of early diagnoses, is therefore urgent. Many such strategies have been launched in other countries and, in Spain, have been recommended by the Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality (MSSSI). The multidisciplinary group recommends the review and implementation of different measures in both health and community settings.

Keywords: Diagnóstico precoz; Diagnóstico tardío; Early diagnosis; HIV; Infradiagnóstico; Late diagnosis; Underdiagnosis; VIH.