Fig. 5.

Pattern of diagnosis* and short-term mortality† among HIV-infected gay men, England, Wales and Scotland: 1995–2004. (a) Estimated number of gay men diagnosed ‘early’ (); short-term mortality of gay men diagnosed ‘early’ (–◆–). (b) Estimated number of gay men diagnosed late (–□–); short-term mortality of gay men diagnosed late (–■–). (* Late diagnosis: CD4 count <200 cells/mm³ within 30 days of diagnosis; earlier diagnosis ⩾200 cells/mm³. † Percentage of gay men known to have died within a year of diagnosis.) (Source: CD4 Surveillance Scheme. From: The UK Collaborative Group for HIV and STI Surveillance. Mapping the Issues. HIV and other Sexually Transmitted Infections in the United Kingdom, 2005. London: Health Protection Agency Centre for Infections. November 2005.)