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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedEckerle MD, Namde M, Holland CK
Opportunities for earlier HIV diagnosis in a pediatric ED.
The researchers sought to determine whether there were opportunities for earlier HIV diagnosis in the PED for a cohort of young adults diagnosed with HIV. They concluded that there are opportunities for earlier diagnosis of HIV in PEDs, affirming the importance of HIV screening implementation in these settings. However, PEDs are unlikely to have the same frequency of contact with undiagnosed individuals as do adult EDs.
AHRQ-funded; HS021749.
Citation: Eckerle MD, Namde M, Holland CK .
Opportunities for earlier HIV diagnosis in a pediatric ED.
Am J Emerg Med 2015 Jul;33(7):917-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.04.006..
Keywords: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Diagnostic Safety and Quality, Screening, Children/Adolescents, Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Hsieh YH, Haukoos JS, Rothman RE
Validation of an abbreviated version of the Denver HIV Risk Score for prediction of HIV infection in an urban ED.
The researchers sought to evaluate the performance of a short version of the Denver HIV Risk Score in 2 urban emergency departments. They found that external validation resulted in good discrimination. The study cohort included 15,184 patients with newly diagnosed HIV infection.
AHRQ-funded; HS017526
Citation: Hsieh YH, Haukoos JS, Rothman RE .
Validation of an abbreviated version of the Denver HIV Risk Score for prediction of HIV infection in an urban ED.
Am J Emerg Med. 2014 Jul;32(7):775-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2014.02.043..
Keywords: Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Risk, Urban Health
Haukoos JS, Campbell JD, Conroy AA
Programmatic cost evaluation of nontargeted opt-out rapid HIV screening in the emergency department.
The researchers estimated the total direct costs associated with performing nontargeted opt-out rapid HIV screening in the emergency department per newly-identified HIV-infected patients and compared such costs to those associated with diagnostic rapid HIV testing. They found that compared to diagnostic testing, nontargeted opt-out rapid HIV screening was more costly but identified more HIV infections.
AHRQ-funded; HS017526
Citation: Haukoos JS, Campbell JD, Conroy AA .
Programmatic cost evaluation of nontargeted opt-out rapid HIV screening in the emergency department.
PLoS One. 2013 Dec 31;8(12):e81565. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081565..
Keywords: Comparative Effectiveness, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Healthcare Costs