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Lost but Not Forgotten--The Economics of Improving Patient Retention in AIDS Treatment Programs
PLoS Medicine, 10/28/09

Bisson GP et al. – Individual country programs also have a huge stake in minimizing LTFU. Not only do retained and appropriately treated patients have better clinical outcomes, they presumably are much less infectious and capable of transmitting the virus to others. Thus, treating and preventing HIV go hand in hand. Improving retention in HIV/AIDS care makes clear programmatic sense and, as Losina and colleagues demonstrate, it makes economic sense as well.

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