A Mathematical Model of Comprehensive Test-and-Treat Services and HIV Incidence among Men Who Have Sex with Men in the United States

Stephen W. Sorensen; Stephanie L. Sansom; John T. Brooks; Gary Marks; Elizabeth M. Begier; Kate Buchacz; Elizabeth A. DiNenno; Jonathan H. Mermin; Peter H. Kilmarx

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0029098

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A Mathematical Model of Comprehensive Test-and-Treat Services and HIV Incidence among Men Who Have Sex with Men in the United States

Stephen W. Sorensen,

Affiliation Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Stephanie L. Sansom ,

* E-mail: sos9@cdc.gov

Affiliation Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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John T. Brooks,

Affiliation Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Gary Marks,

Affiliation Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Elizabeth M. Begier,

Affiliation New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, New York, United States of America
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Kate Buchacz,

Affiliation Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Elizabeth A. DiNenno,

Affiliation Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Jonathan H. Mermin,

Affiliation Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Peter H. Kilmarx

Affiliation Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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A Mathematical Model of Comprehensive Test-and-Treat Services and HIV Incidence among Men Who Have Sex with Men in the United States

Stephen W. Sorensen,
Stephanie L. Sansom,
John T. Brooks,
Gary Marks,
Elizabeth M. Begier,
Kate Buchacz,
Elizabeth A. DiNenno,
Jonathan H. Mermin,
Peter H. Kilmarx

Published: February 10, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0029098

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Posted by PLOS_ONE_Group on 29 May 2012 at 22:59 GMT

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An acknowledgment was inadvertently omitted from the published article. The authors gratefully acknowledge the contributions of Marie-Claude Boily and Kamal Desai, both of Imperial College, in the development of the model by sharing the source code of the initial model on which this analysis was based.

No competing interests declared.

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