Randomized comparison of universal and targeted HIV screening in the emergency department

MS Lyons, CJ Lindsell, AH Ruffner… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Universal HIV screening is recommended but challenging to implement.
Selectively targeting those at risk is thought to miss cases, but previous studies are limited …

The Role of Targeted HIV Screening in the Emergency Department: A Scoping Review

O Spagnolello, B Gallagher, N Lone… - Current HIV …, 2021 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection continues to expand worldwide,
and a significant proportion of infection is still undiagnosed. Recent studies have addressed …

Utilizing emergency departments for pre‐exposure Prophylaxis (prep)

JA Shull, JM Attys… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
HIV incidence and prevalence rates in emergency departments (EDs) around the nation
warrant strategies to protect and sustain the HIV negative status of persons who are at risk …

Targeted HIV screening in the emergency department

O Spagnolello, MJ Reed - Internal and Emergency Medicine, 2021 - Springer
Despite considerable improvement in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) knowledge and
treatment in the last 3 decades, the overall number of people living with HIV (PLHIV) is still …

Patients can accurately perform their own rapid HIV point-of-care test in the emergency department

S Nour, YH Hsieh, RE Rothman, M Jett-Goheen… - Point of …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Objective The objective of this study was to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and
accuracy of having emergency department (ED) patients perform a rapid, point-of-care …

Patient and provider attitudes to emergency department-based HIV counselling and testing in South Africa

B Hansoti, SE Hill, M Whalen, D Stead, A Parrish… - Southern African journal …, 2017 - ajol.info
Background: The national South African HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) guidelines
mandate that voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) should be offered in all healthcare …

[HTML][HTML] Coverage and determinants of HIV testing and counseling services among mothers attending antenatal care in sub-Saharan African countries: a multilevel …

TB Raru, BT Merga, A Deressa, A Birhanu, GM Ayana… - BMC Public Health, 2024 - Springer
Background HIV/AIDS is one of the top global public health threats that causes significant
cases, deaths, and socioeconomic impact. Even though both HIV testing and counseling are …

Brief report: Validation of a quantitative HIV risk prediction tool using a national HIV testing cohort

JS Haukoos, E Hopkins, MM Bucossi… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Routine screening is recommended for HIV detection. HIV risk estimation remains important.
Our goal was to validate the Denver HIV Risk Score using a national cohort from the Centers …

[HTML][HTML] HIV testing practices by clinical service before and after revised testing guidelines in a Swiss University Hospital

KEA Darling, O Hugli, R Mamin, C Cellerai… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Objectives To determine 1) HIV testing practices in a 1400-bed university hospital where
local HIV prevalence is 0.4% and 2) the effect on testing practices of national HIV testing …

Lessons learned from the development and parameterization of a computer simulation model to evaluate task modification for health care providers

P Kasaie, W David Kelton, RM Ancona… - Academic …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Computer simulation is a highly advantageous method for understanding and improving
health care operations with a wide variety of possible applications. Most computer …