Critical issues for decreasing the mortality of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients in China
LU Hong-Zhou1, 2, 3; CHEN Jun1
1. Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai 201508, China; 2. Department of Infectious Diseases, Huashan Hospital, Shanghai 200040, China; 3. Department of Internal Medicine, Shanghai Medical College, Shanghai 200032, China
Abstract：As human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients gradually progressed to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) these years, the lethal cases of HIV patients have increased markedly, and have surpassed the mortality of rabies, ranking first among all mandatory reporting infectious diseases. Decreasing the mortality of HIV/AIDS patients is one of the big challenges we are facing. The following issues are critical: strengthen strict adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) among patients, increase new kinds of drugs to facilitate expanding ART coverage, encourage HIV screening for early diagnosis and early ART and comprehensive treatment of complications. The implementation of these interventions need efforts from different disciplines.
