Missed opportunities: refusal to confirm reactive rapid HIV tests in the emergency department.

Missed opportunities: refusal to confirm reactive rapid HIV tests in the emergency department.

HIV infection remains a major US public health concern. While HIV-infected individuals now benefit from earlier diagnosis and improved treatment options, progress is tempered by large numbers of newly diagnosed patients who are lost to follow-up prior to disease confirmation and linkage to care.In t...

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Main Authors: Ishani Ganguli, Jamie E Collins, William M Reichmann, Elena Losina, Jeffrey N Katz, Christian Arbelaez, Laurel A Donnell-Fink, Rochelle P Walensky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3540076?pdf=render

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