“That Can't Be!”: Perceptions of HIV and Hepatitis C screening during admission to an acute care surgery service | Zendy

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“That Can't Be!”: Perceptions of HIV and Hepatitis C screening during admission to an acute care surgery service

Author(s) -

AliciaR Privette,

PamelaL Ferguson,

Jama Olsen,

Sarah Gay,

LaurenE Richey

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

journal of emergencies trauma and shock

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.313

H-Index - 29

eISSN - 0974-519X

pISSN - 0974-2700

DOI - 10.4103/jets.jets_103_18

Subject(s) - medicine , hepatitis c , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , hiv screening , demographics , emergency department , hepatitis , emergency medicine , family medicine , pediatrics , psychiatry , men who have sex with men , demography , syphilis , sociology

A large number of patients live with undiagnosed HIV and/or hepatitis C despite broadened national screening guidelines. European studies, however, suggest many patients falsely believe they have been screened during a prior hospitalization. This study aims to define current perceptions among trauma and emergency general surgery (EGS) patients regarding HIV and hepatitis C screening practices.

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