Linkage Rates of Newly Diagnosed and Previously Positive Patients After Routine HIV Screening in the Adult Emergency Department at University Hospital in Newark, New Jersey.

Autor: Maldonado, Samuel D., Nyaku, Amesika N., Kodali, Swetha, Paer, Jeffrey M., Sudyn, Alexander W., Closeil, Garry, Sugalski, Gregory, Grygotis, Anthony, Swaminathan, Shobha
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Zdroj: AIDS Patient Care & STDs; Feb2022, Vol. 36 Issue 2, p51-54, 4p
Abstrakt: The article reports that early diagnosis, linkage to care (LTC), and immediate treatment are correlated with reduced mortality, fewer complications, and reduced transmission. Topics include Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has long advocated routine voluntary HIV screening as a normal part of medical practice; and Age was included in all multivariate analyses given treatment engagement increases as individuals age.
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