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World J Virol. May 12, 2016; 5(2): 63-67
Published online May 12, 2016. doi: 10.5501/wjv.v5.i2.63
Twenty years of human immunodeficiency virus care at the Mayo Clinic: Past, present and future
Nathan W Cummins, Andrew D Badley, Mary J Kasten, Rahul Sampath, Zelalem Temesgen, Jennifer A Whitaker, John W Wilson, Joseph D Yao, John Zeuli, Stacey A Rizza
Nathan W Cummins, Andrew D Badley, Mary J Kasten, Rahul Sampath, Zelalem Temesgen, Jennifer A Whitaker, John W Wilson, Joseph D Yao, John Zeuli, Stacey A Rizza, Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, United States
Author contributions: Cummins NW and Rizza SA designed the research; Cummins NW, Sampath R and Yao JD performed the research and analyzed the data; all authors contributed to writing the manuscript.
Supported by CTSA (in part) from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), No. UL1 TR000135; a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), as well as NIH, No. 1R01AI110173-01; its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official view of NIH.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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Correspondence to: Nathan W Cummins, MD, Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, United States. cummins.nathan@mayo.edu
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Received: January 8, 2016
Peer-review started: January 12, 2016
First decision: March 1, 2016
Revised: March 5, 2016
Accepted: March 24, 2016
Article in press: March 25, 2016
Published online: May 12, 2016
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Abstract

The Mayo human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Clinic has been providing patient centered care for persons living with HIV in Minnesota and beyond for the past 20 years. Through multidisciplinary engagement, vital clinical outcomes such as retention in care, initiation of antiretroviral therapy and virologic suppression are maximized. In this commentary, we describe the history of the Mayo HIV Clinic and its best practices, providing a “Mayo Model” of HIV care that exceeds national outcomes and may be applicable in other settings.

Keywords: Human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome; Patient engagement; Care Cascade; Multidisciplinary care; Minimally disruptive medicine

Core tip: In this minireview, we describe the Mayo Clinic model of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) care that has evolved over 20 years of caring for persons living with HIV. Multidisciplinary, team-based engagement at each clinic visit is essential to providing optimal longitudinal care of these patients.