Prevalence and risk factors of late presentation for HIV diagnosis and care in a tertiary referral centre in Switzerland

Prevalence and risk factors of late presentation for HIV diagnosis and care in a tertiary referral centre in Switzerland

QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY: We sought to identify reasons for late human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing or late presentation for care. METHODS: A structured chart review was performed to obtain data on test- and health-seeking behaviour of patients presenting late with CD4 cell counts b...

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Main Authors: Simon Buetikofer, Gilles Wandeler, Roger Kouyos, Rainer Weber, Bruno Ledergerber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW) 2014-04-01
Series:Swiss Medical Weekly
Subjects:
risk factors
HIV
late presentation
CD4 cell count
fraction of ambiguous nucleotides
acute HIV infection
Online Access:https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/1854

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