HIV Surveillance Report: Diagnoses of HIV Infection in the United States and Dependent Areas, 2013

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• Alternative Title:
  HIV Surveillance Report; Volume 25: Diagnoses of HIV Infection in the United States and Dependent Areas, 2013
• Journal Article:
  HIV surveillance report
• Personal Author:
  Satcher Johnson, Anna ; Williams, Cheryl ; Hu, Xiaohong ; Li, Jianmin ; Wu, Baohua ; Gou, Xiuchan ; Morgan, Marie ; Friend, Michael ; Chen, Mi ; Wilmore, Sridevi ; Gerstle, John ; Ren, Sally ; Price, Jason ; Hall, Irene ; Green, Timothy ; Crenshaw, Kimberly
• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.) ; National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (U.S.). Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
• Description:
  Commentary: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) collects, analyzes, and disseminates surveillance data on HIV infection; these data are one of the nation’s primary sources of information on HIV in the United States. The annual surveillance report, published by the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention (DHAP), summarizes information about diagnosed HIV infection in the United States and dependent areas. HIV surveillance data are used by CDC’s public health partners in other federal agencies, health departments, nonprofit organizations, academic institutions, and the general public to help focus prevention efforts, plan services, allocate resources, develop policy, and monitor trends in HIV infection. Estimated numbers and rates of diagnoses of HIV infection that were made during 2009–2013 are included from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and 6 U.S. dependent areas (American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, the Republic of Palau, and the U.S. Virgin Islands). During 2009–2013, the annual estimated number and rate of diagnoses of HIV infection in the United States remained stable. Estimated numbers and rates of diagnoses of HIV infection increased in some subgroups and decreased in others. Variations in trends among groups are expected and may be due to targeted HIV testing initiatives, differences in testing behaviors, or changes in the numbers of new HIV infections. HIV diagnosis data can be used to monitor primary prevention efforts, testing initiatives, and awareness of serostatus among persons living with HIV. HIV incidence surveillance data provide the best indication of changes in the numbers of new HIV infections.
  
  Definitions and Data Specifications: In this report, the term diagnosis of HIV infection is defined as a diagnosis of HIV infection regardless of the stage of disease (stage 1, 2, 3 [AIDS], or unknown) and refers to all persons with a diagnosis of HIV infection. The term HIV infection, stage 3 (AIDS), and its condensed version—stage 3 (AIDS)—refer specifically to persons with diagnosed HIV whose infection was classified as stage 3 (AIDS) during a given year (for diagnoses) or whose infection has ever been classified as stage 3 (AIDS) (for prevalence and deaths). In this report, the 2008 HIV case definition was used to classify HIV infection among adults and adolescents and among children. For more information on the stages of HIV infection, please review the Technical Notes. The data on diagnoses of HIV infection reflect the date of diagnosis (diagnosed by December 31, 2013; reported to CDC as of June 30, 2014), not the date of report to CDC. Similarly, the data specific to stage 3 (AIDS) reflect the first date the criteria for stage 3 (AIDS) were met. HIV diagnoses do not necessarily represent new infections (incidence): some persons with newly diagnosed infections were infected recently, and others were infected at some time in the past. Because of reporting delays, the actual number of cases diagnosed in a given year may be higher than the numbers of diagnoses of HIV infection (unadjusted) presented for recent years; however, reporting delays are typically resolved in 2 to 3 years. Only a few cases are reported more than 3 years after diagnosis. Where indicated, counts of diagnoses and deaths have been statistically adjusted (estimated) to correct for delays in reporting.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Epidemiology Data Interpretation, Statistical Epidemics Epidemiological Monitoring HIV HIV Infections HIV Infections / Epidemiology Public Health Surveillance Statistics Tables

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• Keywords:
  DHP_HIV_Reports
• Series:
  HIV Surveillance Report
• Subseries:
  HIVSR
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Statistics ; Report
• Place as Subject:
  United States ; American Samoa ; Guam ; Northern Mariana Islands ; Puerto Rico ; Republic of Palau ; U.S. Virgin Islands
• Rights:
  Public Domain
• CIO:
  National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP)
• Division:
  DHP - Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
• Topic:
  Diseases & Conditions
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  82 pdf pages
• Volume:
  25
• Citation:
  Suggested citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. HIV Surveillance Report, 2013; vol. 25. http:// www.cdc.gov/hiv/library/reports/surveillance/. Published February 2015. Accessed [date].
• Collection(s):
  Infectious Diseases
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• Download URL:
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