PMID- 30140916 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190826 LR - 20220408 IS - 1539-3704 (Electronic) IS - 0003-4819 (Print) IS - 0003-4819 (Linking) VI - 169 IP - 6 DP - 2018 Sep 18 TI - HIV Viral Suppression Trends Over Time Among HIV-Infected Patients Receiving Care in the United States, 1997 to 2015: A Cohort Study. PG - 376-384 LID - 10.7326/M17-2242 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Because HIV viral suppression is essential for optimal outcomes and prevention efforts, understanding trends and predictors is imperative to inform public health policy. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate viral suppression trends in people living with HIV (PLWH), including the relationship of associated factors, such as demographic characteristics and integrase strand transfer inhibitor (ISTI) use. DESIGN: Longitudinal observational cohort study. SETTING: 8 HIV clinics across the United States. PARTICIPANTS: PLWH receiving clinical care. MEASUREMENTS: To understand trends in viral suppression (