HIV Testing Practices by Clinical Service before and after Revised Testing Guidelines in a Swiss University Hospital

Details

Ressource 1Download: BIB_E065FD76F59C.P001.pdf (789.61 [Ko])
State: Public
Version: author
License: Not specified
Serval ID
serval:BIB_E065FD76F59C
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
HIV Testing Practices by Clinical Service before and after Revised Testing Guidelines in a Swiss University Hospital
Journal
Plos One
Author(s)
Darling K.E. (co-first), Hugli O., Mamin R., Cellerai C., Martenet S., Berney A., Peters S., Du Pasquier R.A., Bodenmann P., Cavassini M. (co-last)
ISSN
1932-6203 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1932-6203
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2012
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
7
Number
6
Pages
e39299
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To determine 1) HIV testing practices in a 1400-bed university hospital where local HIV prevalence is 0.4% and 2) the effect on testing practices of national HIV testing guidelines, revised in March 2010, recommending Physician-Initiated Counselling and Testing (PICT).
METHODS: Using 2 hospital databases, we determined the number of HIV tests performed by selected clinical services, and the number of patients tested as a percentage of the number seen per service ('testing rate'). To explore the effect of the revised national guidelines, we examined testing rates for two years pre- and two years post-PICT guideline publication.
RESULTS: Combining the clinical services, 253,178 patients were seen and 9,183 tests were performed (of which 80 tested positive, 0.9%) in the four-year study period. The emergency department (ED) performed the second highest number of tests, but had the lowest testing rates (0.9-1.1%). Of inpatient services, neurology and psychiatry had higher testing rates than internal medicine (19.7% and 9.6% versus 8%, respectively). There was no significant increase in testing rates, either globally or in the majority of the clinical services examined, and no increase in new HIV diagnoses post-PICT recommendations.
CONCLUSIONS: Using a simple two-database tool, we observe no global improvement in HIV testing rates in our hospital following new national guidelines but do identify services where testing practices merit improvement. This study may show the limit of PICT strategies based on physician risk assessment, compared to the opt-out approach.
Pubmed
Web of science
Open Access
Yes
Create date
23/07/2012 9:42
Last modification date
21/11/2022 8:27
Usage data