title: HIV testing: the boundaries. A survey of HIV testing practices and barriers to more widespread testing in a British teaching hospital.
abstract: A survey of HIV testing practices among registrars of all admitting specialties within Sheffield Teaching Hospitals National Health Service Trust was performed in 2007. Respondents from most specialties tested patients for HIV infrequently and several barriers were identified, which prevented testing even when the diagnosis was considered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield S10 2JF, UK. david.partridge@sth.nhs.uk
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Partridge
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Collini
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: McKendrick
mesh_terms: D015492:AIDS Serodiagnosis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology; D015497:HIV-1; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008485:Medical Audit; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom