Rapid HIV Screening in the Emergency Department

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 369-380

  Torres, Mercedes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Emergency department; Human immunodeficiency virus; Rapid; Screening; Testing

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRUS DETECTION; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; COUNSELING; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SERODIAGNOSIS; UNITED STATES;

AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; COUNSELING; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MASS SCREENING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952496619     PISSN: 07338627     EISSN: 07338627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2010.01.008     Document Type: Review

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