Med. praxi. 2026;23(3):205-208 | DOI: 10.36290/med.2026.027
Let's improve prevention: Late diagnosis of patients at the HIV Center Ostrava in 2020-2025
- 1 Klinika infekčního lékařství, LF OU a FN Ostrava
- 2 Klinika infekčního lékařství, FN Ostrava
The HIV pandemic has lasted for more than four decades. However, a significant number of people continue to become newly infected. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) can ensure a good quality of life and is also used as prevention. After a certain period of use, ART leads to an undetectable viral load and effectively prevents the transmission of HIV to other people. For this reason, since 2015 it has been initiated in all individuals as soon as possible after an HIV diagnosis is established. Due to the increasing number of newly diagnosed HIV-positive clients with reduced immunity at the HIV Centre in Ostrava, we decided to analyse the percentage of individuals diagnosed late during the period 2020-2025. The degree of immunodeficiency is expressed by the baseline CD4+ lymphocyte count. At the same time, we recorded the number of deaths occurring within one year of HIV diagnosis disclosure. Of 108 individuals, a total of 53 (50%) were diagnosed late. The highest number of these cases was diagnosed in the last two years. A total of 7 individuals died within one year of diagnosis. Based on our findings, we recommend focusing on raising awareness of HIV, as well as increasing the intensity of testing activities in the population.
Keywords: HIV infection, late diagnosis.
Received: April 22, 2026; Accepted: June 11, 2026; Published: June 22, 2026 Show citation
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