Weber Ledergerber
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Current research project
| Title / Titel | The Swiss HIV Cohort Study (SHCS) | ||||
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| Summary / Zusammenfassung | The prospective Swiss HIV Cohort Study (SHCS) documents since 1988 epidemiological, clinical and laboratory data of HIV-infected participants. Until the end of 2011, over 17'200 patients have been included within all Swiss centers. The proportion of women is 30% and is rising. The proportion of heterosexually infected patients has been rising since 1992, this group was with 48,4% in 2004 the most frequent transmission category within the newly registered participants. In the last couple of years, this number has been exceeded by new infections among homo- and bisexual men peaking with 54% of newly included patients in 2010. The SHCS is representative for Switzerland since 67% of the nationwide registered AIDS cases are included in the study. Recently, the SHCS data could demonstrate an impressive reduction in morbidity and mortality due to the improvement in therapy and prophylaxis. The SHCS also serves as a basis for large multicenter studies that aim to evaluate host genetics and new antiretroviral strategies. By introducing uniform guidelines for the diagnosis and the treatment of HIV infection, the SHCS has contributed significantly to the high quality of patient care, a goal that must be maintained and further improved in the future. Also important is the recognition of acute HIV infections because early treatment of such patients holds the promise to substantially improve the clinical course. Weitere Informationen |
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| Publications / Publikationen | Please find the publication list on www.shcs.chWeitere Informationen | ||||
| Keywords / Suchbegriffe | HIV, cohort study, Swiss HIV Cohort Study, epidemiology | ||||
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| Funding source(s) / Unterstützt durch |
SNF (Personen- und Projektförderung) |
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| Duration of Project / Projektdauer | Jan 1988 to Dec 2013 |