A study out of England has found that by combining multiple approaches to tackling HIV, new diagnoses of the virus plummeted. The study, conducted at sexual health clinic 56 Dean Street in London, was published in the journal HIV Medicine, ContagionLive reports. Specifically, Girometti highlighted PrEP to prevent new HIV infections, increased and readily available testing to detect new infections early, and the use of antiretroviral treatments to get those living with HIV to undetectable status. One study of serodiscordant gay couples found zero instances of transmission where the partner living with HIV was undetectable. Girometti said that, moving forward, researchers would be focusing on the impact on HIV infections following the “wider introduction of PrEP which started happening in 2018.” Researchers will also try to determine impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on HIV testing and diagnoses.

Source: MetroXpress September 10, 2021 19:02 UTC