Drs Michael Saag and Michael Mugavero discuss the connection between antiretroviral therapy, retention, and care for patients with HIV.

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HIV Undetectable=Untransmittable (U=U), or Treatment as Prevention https://www.niaid.nih.gov/diseases-conditions/treatment-prevention#:~:text=U%3DU%20means%20that%20people,transmit%20the%20virus%20to%20others.

Ryan White Care Act https://ryanwhite.hrsa.gov/about/legislation

Beyond Binary Retention in HIV Care: Predictors of the Dynamic Processes of Patient Engagement, Disengagement, and Re-entry Into Care in a US Clinical Cohort https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6136972/pdf/nihms-980338.pdf

Missed Visits and Mortality in Patients Establishing Initial Outpatient HIV Treatment https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2737584/

Beyond Core Indicators of Retention in HIV Care: Missed Clinic Visits Are Independently Associated With All-Cause Mortality https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4215067/

Missed Office Visits and Risk of Mortality Among HIV-Infected Subjects in a Large Healthcare System in the United States https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3739947/

Enhanced Personal Contact With HIV Patients Improves Retention in Primary Care: A Randomized Trial in 6 US HIV Clinics https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4366591/pdf/ciu357.pdf