Increased HIV Incidence in Men Who Have Sex with Men Despite High Levels of ART-Induced Viral Suppression: Analysis of an Extensively Documented Epidemic

Andrew N. Phillips; Valentina Cambiano; Fumiyo Nakagawa; Alison E. Brown; Fiona Lampe; Alison Rodger; Alec Miners; Jonathan Elford; Graham Hart; Anne M. Johnson; Jens Lundgren; Valerie C. Delpech

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0055312

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Increased HIV Incidence in Men Who Have Sex with Men Despite High Levels of ART-Induced Viral Suppression: Analysis of an Extensively Documented Epidemic

Andrew N. Phillips ,

* E-mail: andrew.phillips@ucl.ac.uk

Affiliation Research Department of Infection & Population Health, UCL, London, United Kingdom
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Valentina Cambiano,

Affiliation Research Department of Infection & Population Health, UCL, London, United Kingdom
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Fumiyo Nakagawa,

Affiliation Research Department of Infection & Population Health, UCL, London, United Kingdom
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Alison E. Brown,

Affiliation Health Protection Agency, London, United Kingdom
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Fiona Lampe,

Affiliation Research Department of Infection & Population Health, UCL, London, United Kingdom
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Alison Rodger,

Affiliation Research Department of Infection & Population Health, UCL, London, United Kingdom
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Alec Miners,

Affiliation London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Jonathan Elford,

Affiliation City University, London, United Kingdom
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Graham Hart,

Affiliation Research Department of Infection & Population Health, UCL, London, United Kingdom
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Anne M. Johnson,

Affiliation Research Department of Infection & Population Health, UCL, London, United Kingdom
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Jens Lundgren,

Affiliation Copenhagen University Hospital/Rigshospitalet, and University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Valerie C. Delpech

Affiliation Health Protection Agency, London, United Kingdom
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Increased HIV Incidence in Men Who Have Sex with Men Despite High Levels of ART-Induced Viral Suppression: Analysis of an Extensively Documented Epidemic

Andrew N. Phillips,
Valentina Cambiano,
Fumiyo Nakagawa,
Alison E. Brown,
Fiona Lampe,
Alison Rodger,
Alec Miners,
Jonathan Elford,
Graham Hart,
Anne M. Johnson

Published: February 15, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0055312

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Publication: BBC News
Title: “BBC News - HIV increase in gay men caused by fall in condom use”
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Title: “Unsafe sex linked to rise in HIV rates in gay men - Health News - NHS Choices”
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Title: “OnMedica - News - HIV rise in gay men linked to fall in condom use”
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Increased HIV Incidence in Men Who Have Sex with Men Despite High Levels of ART-Induced Viral Suppression: Analysis of an Extensively Documented Epidemic

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