NIH Officials: Closing Treatment Gaps Critical to Ending the U.S. HIV Epidemic | NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

NIH Officials: Closing Treatment Gaps Critical to Ending the U.S. HIV Epidemic | NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

NIAID Officials: Closing Treatment Gaps Critical to Ending the U.S. HIV Epidemic

Antiretroviral therapy that suppresses HIV to levels undetectable by standard blood tests is lifesaving for individuals living with HIV and prevents sexual transmission of the virus to others. However, if HIV treatment as prevention is to help reach the goal of ending the HIV epidemic in the United States, it is critical to understand, address and bridge gaps in achieving viral suppression, NIAID officials write in an editorial appearing in Annals of Internal Medicine.