A high occurrence of late presenters and missed HIV diagnosis in clinical care in Sweden
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Methods In a prospective study involving 12 Swedish HIV clinics, all newly diagnosed patients, >18 years, are invited to participate to explore what characterize a late presenters (LP), defined by CD4 <350 and/or AIDS diagnosis, from those diagnosed earlier. Demographic and biomedical data are collected as well as HIV-related symptoms and AIDS diagnosis. Four questionnaires are completed; medical history, psychosocial history, general knowledge of HIV and barriers to testing. Enrolment is Oct 2009— Sept 2011. The abstract is a survey of the first 100 patients.
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دوره 13 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010