Viruses (Sep 2023)

Gen Z and HIV—Strategies for Optimizing the Care of the Next Generation of Adolescents Living with HIV

  • Inès Dufour,
  • Yves Fougère,
  • Tessa Goetghebuer,
  • Marc Hainaut,
  • Benoît Mbiya,
  • Fatima Kakkar,
  • Jean Cyr Yombi,
  • Dimitri Van der Linden

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/v15102023
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 15, no. 10
p. 2023

Abstract

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The management of adolescents living with HIV represents a particular challenge in the global response to HIV. The challenges specific to this age group include difficulties engaging and maintaining them in care, challenges with transition to adult care, and limited therapeutic options for treatment-experienced patients, all of which have been jeopardized by the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper summarizes some of the challenges in managing adolescents living with HIV, as well as some of the most recent and innovative therapeutic approaches in this population.

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