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In 2015, nearly 40,000 people were diagnosed with HIV infection. Half of those had been living with HIV for at least 3 years. One-quarter had been infected for ≥ 7 years.
But now HIV is being diagnosed sooner than before after infection. The estimated median time from infection to diagnosis in 2015 was 3 years compared with 3 years and 7 months in 2011, according to a CDC Vital Signs report.
Estimated median time from infection to diagnosis ranged from 5 years for heterosexual men to 2 and one-half for heterosexual women and women who inject drugs. The median time was 4 years for Asian Americans, 3 years for African Americans and Latinos, and 2 years for whites.
The percentage of people at high risk for HIV who report getting a test the previous year also has risen. Despite that progress, though, the CDC says “too few are tested.”
In 2015, nearly 40,000 people were diagnosed with HIV infection. Half of those had been living with HIV for at least 3 years. One-quarter had been infected for ≥ 7 years.
But now HIV is being diagnosed sooner than before after infection. The estimated median time from infection to diagnosis in 2015 was 3 years compared with 3 years and 7 months in 2011, according to a CDC Vital Signs report.
Estimated median time from infection to diagnosis ranged from 5 years for heterosexual men to 2 and one-half for heterosexual women and women who inject drugs. The median time was 4 years for Asian Americans, 3 years for African Americans and Latinos, and 2 years for whites.
The percentage of people at high risk for HIV who report getting a test the previous year also has risen. Despite that progress, though, the CDC says “too few are tested.”
In 2015, nearly 40,000 people were diagnosed with HIV infection. Half of those had been living with HIV for at least 3 years. One-quarter had been infected for ≥ 7 years.
But now HIV is being diagnosed sooner than before after infection. The estimated median time from infection to diagnosis in 2015 was 3 years compared with 3 years and 7 months in 2011, according to a CDC Vital Signs report.
Estimated median time from infection to diagnosis ranged from 5 years for heterosexual men to 2 and one-half for heterosexual women and women who inject drugs. The median time was 4 years for Asian Americans, 3 years for African Americans and Latinos, and 2 years for whites.
The percentage of people at high risk for HIV who report getting a test the previous year also has risen. Despite that progress, though, the CDC says “too few are tested.”