TY - JOUR AU - Camoni, Laura AU - Raimondo, Mariangela AU - Regine, Vincenza AU - Salfa, Maria Cristina AU - Suligoi, Barbara AU - the regional representatives of the HIV Surveillance System PY - 2013 DA - 2013/03/27 TI - Late presenters among persons with a new HIV diagnosis in Italy, 2010–2011 JO - BMC Public Health SP - 281 VL - 13 IS - 1 AB - In Western Europe, about 50% of newly diagnosed HIV-positive individuals are diagnosed at a late stage disease and enter in care late (i.e. with a CD4 count ≤350 μL/μL). The aim of the present study is to analyze the characteristics and the factors associated with being diagnosed late or at an advanced stage of disease among persons with a new HIV diagnosis in Italy, in the period 2010–2011. SN - 1471-2458 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-281 DO - 10.1186/1471-2458-13-281 ID - Camoni2013 ER -