[No HIV test: a chance missed]. / Geen hiv-test verricht: een gemiste kans.
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd
; 151(48): 2648-51, 2007 Dec 01.
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| ID: mdl-18179079
ABSTRACT
A 65-year-old man with weight loss, a 65-year-old Surinam woman with dyspnoea, and a 55-year-old lesbian woman suffering from painful joints, weight loss and diarrhoea were eventually diagnosed as being infected with HIV. At the time of diagnosis, all three patients had CD4 counts below 100 cells x 10(6)/l and had presented with aids defining symptoms. In the Netherlands, an estimated 40% of people infected with HIV do not know about their HIV status. Earlier recognition would reduce morbidity and mortality and furthermore, reduce transmission of the virus. For this reason we advocate routine HIV testing for all persons belonging to a population with an HIV prevalence above 0.2% but also for all patients presenting with unresolved chronic complaints, irrespective of HIV risk factors.
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Assunto principal:
Infecções por HIV
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Programas de Rastreamento
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Transmissão de Doença Infecciosa
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Contagem de Linfócito CD4
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Ano de publicação:
2007
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