Linkage to Care, Antiretroviral Treatment Initiation, and Viral Suppression of Acute HIV-Infected Individuals Identified From an Emergency Department–Based HIV Screening and Linkage-to-Care Program

We read with great interest the recent article by White et al,1 which portrayed the high diagnostic yield of nontargeted screening for acute HIV infection in emergency departments (EDs). As highlighted by the investigators, diagnosis of acute HIV infection not only provides a critical and time-sensitive opportunity to mitigate the risk of HIV transmission but also significantly improves clinical outcomes for infected ED patients2 through timely linkage to care and initiation of antiretroviral therapy.

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