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3. When do patients present with HIV infection?
Author(s) -
Kaldor John M,
French Martyn A H
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1993.tb121647.x
Subject(s) - human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , ignorance , medicine , disease , hiv test , intensive care medicine , immunology , environmental health , health services , political science , population , health facility , law
A high proportion of people infected with HIV are not diagnosed until they have developed or are on the verge of developing AIDS. Ignorance of their risk of infection or fear of the implications of a diagnosis still play a part in their failure to have an HIV antibody test. Earlier diagnosis of HIV‐induced disease is particularly important for this group, as is continuing education about the risks of infection and the value of early diagnosis.