Missed opportunities for HIV testing among patients newly presenting for HIV care at a Swiss university hospital: a retrospective analysis.
Loic LhopitallierEstelle MoulinOlivier HugliMatthias CavassiniKatharine Elizabeth Anna DarlingPublished in: BMJ open (2018)
At our centre, 47% of patients presented at least one MO. While our LP rate was higher than the national figure of 49.8%, LPs were less likely to experience MOs, suggesting that these patients were diagnosed late through presenting late, rather than through being failed by our hospital. We conclude that, in addition to optimising provider-initiated testing, access to testing must be improved among patients who are unaware that they are at HIV risk and who do not seek healthcare.
Keyphrases
- hiv testing
- end stage renal disease
- healthcare
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- men who have sex with men
- ejection fraction
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- emergency department
- hiv infected
- inflammatory response
- hepatitis c virus
- gold nanoparticles
- case report
- hiv positive
- antiretroviral therapy
- adverse drug
- social media
- reduced graphene oxide
- room temperature