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HIV testing: the boundaries. A survey of HIV testing practices and barriers to more widespread testing in a British teaching hospital

D G Partridge MRCP DTM&H , P Collini MRCP DTM&H and M W McKendrick MBBS FRCP

Department of Infectious Diseases, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Glossop Road, Sheffield S10 2JF, UK

Correspondence to: Dr D G Partridge Email: david.partridge{at}sth.nhs.uk

A survey of HIV testing practices among registrars of all admitting specialties within Sheffield Teaching Hospitals National Health Service Trust was performed in 2007. Respondents from most specialties tested patients for HIV infrequently and several barriers were identified, which prevented testing even when the diagnosis was considered.

Key Words: HIV • testing • barriers • diagnosis • screaning • guidelines • junior doctors

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