Uptake, yield and resource requirements of screening for asymptomatic sexually transmissible infections among HIV-positive people attending a hospital outpatient clinic
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Uptake, yield and resource requirements of screening for asymptomatic sexually transmissible infections among HIV-positive people attending a hospital outpatient clinic.
UNLABELLED Background We performed a prospective audit of screening for asymptomatic sexually transmissible infections (STIs), during an intensive effort to screen all patients at our hospital-based HIV clinic. We aimed to measure the effectiveness and resource implications of our screening program. METHODS All outpatients who attended during an 8-month period were invited to take part in opt...
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عنوان ژورنال: Sexual Health
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1448-5028
DOI: 10.1071/sh13167