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HIV testing at visits to US emergency departments: 2021 update

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: In this updated cross-sectional analysis of the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, we found that among the 2.5 million more weighted emergency department (ED) visits in 2021 compared with 2020, there was an insignificant increase in HIV testing per ED visit in 2021 compared with 2020 (0.81% to 0.86%). This suggests HIV testing during ED visits did not increase in line with rebounding visit volumes after the pandemic nadir.

Source: Sexually Transmitted Infections

DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2024-056128

Authors: Carson Clay, Brian Christopher Kuglen, Christopher Lee Bennett

Institutions: Stanford Medicine, New York University, Stanford University

Language: English

Topic: HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: Gilead Sciences, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences