Bénéfices de l'utilisation d'un test VIH rapide à la permanence PMU-FLON [Benefits of using rapid HIV testing at the PMU-FLON walk-in clinic in Lausanne].

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Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Title
Bénéfices de l'utilisation d'un test VIH rapide à la permanence PMU-FLON [Benefits of using rapid HIV testing at the PMU-FLON walk-in clinic in Lausanne].
Journal
Revue Médicale Suisse
Author(s)
Gilgien W., Aubert J., Bischoff T., Herzig L., Perdrix J.
ISSN
1660-9379 (Print)
ISSN-L
1660-9379
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2012
Volume
8
Number
341
Pages
1067-1070
Language
french
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Publication types: English Abstract ; Journal ArticlePublication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Lab tests are frequently used in primary care to guide patient care. This is particularly the case when a severe disorder, or one that will affect patients' initial care, needs to be excluded rapidly. At the PMU-FLON walk-in clinic the use of HIV testing as recommended by the Swiss Office of Public Health was hampered by the delay in obtaining test results. This led us to introduce rapid HIV testing which provides results within 30 minutes. Following the first 250 tests the authors discuss the results as well as the benefits of rapid HIV testing in an urban walk-in clinic.
Keywords
Adult, Female, HIV Infections/diagnosis, Humans, Male, Mass Screening/methods, Mass Screening/statistics & numerical data, Outpatient Clinics, Hospital, Switzerland
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