HIV opt-out increases HIV testing in low-risk patients.
We audited the effect of introducing HIV opt-out in a genitourinary medicine clinic in central London, UK. We found that opt-out increased the rate at which HIV testing was offered to low-risk patients and that more tests were done.
Price
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John Hunter Clinic, London, UK.
Birchall
J
J
Newey
C
C
Smith
F
F
Waters
A M
AM
Mandalia
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S
Sullivan
A K
AK
D015492:AIDS Serodiagnosis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000328:Adult; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005260:Female; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008131:London; D008297:Male; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D016312:Treatment Refusal
D015483:HIV Antibodies