Uptake of HIV screening in genitourinary medicine after change to "opt-out" consent.
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“Routine” serological testing of patients in genitourinary medicine clinics screens for syphilis but not HIV, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C. Viral hepatitis and HIV are transmitted by sexual intercourse. National anonymised data from routine serological tests showed that patients in genitourinary medicine have a higher risk of testing positive for antibodies to HIV than does the general population. The national sexual health strategy states that 40% of new patients attending genitourinary medicine clinics should be screened for HIV infection by 2004 and 60% by 2007. Anticipating these targets, we audited our testing rates in our clinic and introduced change to increase uptake.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- BMJ
دوره 326 7400 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003