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CDC Vital Signs – HIV Testing

A new CDC Vital Signs report published finds that HIV is being diagnosed sooner after infection than was previously reported.

Resources
  1. MMWR pdf
  2. Dear Colleague - Vital Signs docx
  3. Fact Sheet pdf
Release Date
December 1, 2017
Topics
HIV
CDC released a new Vital Signs report today showing that people at risk for HIV are getting tested more frequently than in the past, and the amount of time Americans are living with HIV before finding out about their infection has gotten shorter. The report was released in advance of the Dec. 1 observance of World AIDS Day.

Key findings:

  • The median time from HIV infection to diagnosis in the United States declined by 7 months from 2011 to 2015.
  • Time from HIV infection to diagnosis varied by risk group and by race/ethnicity, with heterosexual males and people of color living longer with undiagnosed HIV than others.
  • A growing proportion of gay and bisexual men, people who inject drugs, and heterosexuals at increased risk for HIV report getting a recent HIV test.

For more information, please see the press release. Additional media resources including graphics can be found above or on the NCHHSTP online newsroom.

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