TY - JOUR
T1 - Level of impact on the public health of universal human immunodeficiency virus screening in an Emergency Department
AU - Reyes-Urueña, Juliana
AU - Fernàndez-López, Laura
AU - Force, Luis
AU - Daza, Manel
AU - Agustí, Cristina
AU - Casabona, Jordi
PY - 2017/8/1
Y1 - 2017/8/1
N2 - © 2015 Elsevier España, S.L.U. and Sociedad Española de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica Introduction The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of HIV and the acceptability of rapid testing in an emergency department (ED), Barcelona (6/07/2011 to 8/03/2013). Method A convenience sample was used, depending on nurse availability in the ED. Participants signed an informed consent. Results were confirmed by conventional methods. Result A total of 2,140 individuals were offered testing, and 5% rejected taking part (107/2,140). Three subjects (3/2,033 [0.15%]) had confirmed reactive test. Individuals with a higher education were more likely to perform a rapid HIV test in ED (P < .005). Conclusion A low prevalence of new HIV diagnoses was found among participants, although there was a high acceptability rate to perform rapid testing in the ED.
AB - © 2015 Elsevier España, S.L.U. and Sociedad Española de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica Introduction The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of HIV and the acceptability of rapid testing in an emergency department (ED), Barcelona (6/07/2011 to 8/03/2013). Method A convenience sample was used, depending on nurse availability in the ED. Participants signed an informed consent. Results were confirmed by conventional methods. Result A total of 2,140 individuals were offered testing, and 5% rejected taking part (107/2,140). Three subjects (3/2,033 [0.15%]) had confirmed reactive test. Individuals with a higher education were more likely to perform a rapid HIV test in ED (P < .005). Conclusion A low prevalence of new HIV diagnoses was found among participants, although there was a high acceptability rate to perform rapid testing in the ED.
KW - Diagnostic test
KW - Emergency Department
KW - Hospital
KW - Human immunodeficiency virus
KW - Screening
U2 - 10.1016/j.eimc.2015.06.014
DO - 10.1016/j.eimc.2015.06.014
M3 - Article
SN - 0213-005X
VL - 35
SP - 434
EP - 437
JO - Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiologia Clinica
JF - Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiologia Clinica
IS - 7
ER -
