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Journal of the International AIDS Society
Published in: Journal of the International AIDS Society 4/2010

Open Access 01-12-2010 | Poster presentation

Offering HIV testing in an emergency admission unit in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK — a pilot audit study

Authors: S Ellis, L Graham, DA Price, ELC Ong

Published in: Journal of the International AIDS Society | Special Issue 4/2010

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The UK National Guidelines for HIV Testing 2008 recommends that HIV testing should be offered to all general medical admissions where the reported prevalence of HIV is >2/1000 (1). We have previously reported that in Newcastle, 72% of new diagnoses in 2007 were late presenters (2) compared to 55% nationally. …
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1.
Palfreeman A, Fisher M, Ong E: Testing for HIV:concise guidance. Clinical Medicine. 2009, 9 (5): 471-6.CrossRefPubMed
2.
Premchand N, Golds K, Tan P.Y, Sankar N, Ong E: The burden of late presentation:characteristics of patients newly diagnosed with HIV in the North East of England in 2007 and 2008. HIV Medicine. 2009, 10 (Suppl.2): PE18.11/1
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Title
Offering HIV testing in an emergency admission unit in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK — a pilot audit study
Authors
S Ellis
L Graham
DA Price
ELC Ong
Publication date
01-12-2010
Publisher
BioMed Central
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1758-2652-13-S4-P168

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