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Document 0824
DOCN M9640824
TI When to perform the final HIV antibody test following possible exposure.
The British Co-operative Clinical Group.
DT 9604
AU Clinic 1A, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK.
SO Int J STD AIDS. 1995 Sep-Oct;6(5):332-5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
MED/96122189
AB The senior consultant and senior health adviser in all genitourinary
medicine clinics in the UK were sent a questionnaire on HIV testing
practice in seven clinical scenarios. For each scenario the recommended
time interval between possible exposure and final HIV antibody test
varied from a minimum of 3 months to a maximum of over 5 years. The
results show 2 broad patterns: when the contact was not someone known to
be HIV positive the commonest recommended time interval was 3 months;
for a known exposure to HIV the commonest recommendation was 6 months.
Only 16 out of the 151 clinics replying had a written policy setting out
the interval to elapse between possible exposure to HIV and the final
test for HIV antibodies. Variation of practice within clinics is less
where written policies exist. Some staff in clinics are recommending
inappropriately long intervals before the final HIV test.
DE Ambulatory Care Facilities/*ORGANIZATION & ADMIN AIDS
Serodiagnosis/*METHODS Female Great Britain Gynecology Human HIV
Seropositivity/*BLOOD Male Medical Directors Organizational Policy
Physician's Practice Patterns/*ORGANIZATION & ADMIN Questionnaires
Risk Factors Time Factors Urology JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).