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Michael Heller
Michael Heller
Emergency Medicine, 16 St. and First Ave New York,
New York 10003
United States
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Review Article
HIV Screening in the Emergency Department: Where Do We Stand?
Author(s): Michael HellerMichael Heller
Abstract Recent data from the USA and elsewhere indicating that the number of new HIV/ AIDS cases continues to rise has stimulated state and national efforts to identify patients with undetected HIV infection. Although the use of Emergency Departments (EDs) as a venue for screening remains controversial, the ED has become a major focus of this effort with more than a dozen studies of ED screening for HIV reported in recent years. This review of ED studies published since 2005 summarizes these findings: selection bias in these programs appears common, acceptance of testing varies widely, positivity rates are usually less than 1% and the cost per case found is approximated to be between $1600 to $10,000. .. View More»
DOI: 10.4172/2375-4273.1000162