Missed opportunities for HIV testing among patients newly presenting for HIV care at a Swiss university hospital: a retrospective analysis.
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12 juin 2018
- doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019806
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L. Lhopitallier et al., « Missed opportunities for HIV testing among patients newly presenting for HIV care at a Swiss university hospital: a retrospective analysis. », Serveur académique Lausannois, ID : 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019806
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To determine the frequency of missed opportunities (MOs) among patients newly diagnosed with HIV, risk factors for presenting MOs and the association between MOs and late presentation (LP) to care. Retrospective analysis. HIV outpatient clinic at a Swiss tertiary hospital. Patients aged ≥18 years newly presenting for HIV care between 2010 and 2015. Number of medical visits, up to 5 years preceding HIV diagnosis, at which HIV testing had been indicated, according to Swiss HIV testing recommendations. A visit at which testing was indicated but not performed was considered an MO for HIV testing. Complete records were available for all 201 new patients of whom 51% were male and 33% from sub-Saharan Africa. Thirty patients (15%) presented with acute HIV infection while 119 patients (59%) were LPs (CD4 counts