&quot;Linkage to care&quot; among people living with HIV - definition in the era of &quot;universal test and treat&quot; in a sub-Sahara African setting.

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Prompt linkage to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) care after diagnosis is of utmost importance for individual health and reduction of HIV transmission. Different definitions for “linkage to care” have challenged comparisons as a public health marker. Its meaning in the era of “universal test and treat” has transformed in all settings, but is most relevant in sub-Sahara Africa, where the burden of new HIV infection is still highest.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Swiss Med Wkly

Title: Swiss medical weekly

Publisher: EMH Swiss Medical Publishers, Ltd.

ISSN (Electronic): 1424-3997

ISSN (Print): 0036-7672

Publication date (Electronic): Jul 05 2021

Volume: 151

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[1 ] Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital of Basel, Switzerland / Department of Public and Global Health; Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute; University of Zurich, Switzerland Department of Public and Global Health; Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute; University of Zurich, Zurich.

[2 ] Ifakara Health Institute, Ifakara, Tanzania.

[3 ] Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland / University of Basel, Switzerland.

[4 ] Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital of Basel, Switzerland / Ifakara Health Institute, Ifakara, Tanzania / Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland / University of Basel, Switzerland.

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Publisher Item ID: Swiss Med Wkly. 2021;151:w20535

DOI: 10.4414/smw.2021.20535

PubMed ID: 34233008

SO-VID: a73d5216-eb5c-4ee9-8f66-227ca413318b

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