Incorporating HIV Screening With COVID-19 Testing in an Urban Emergency Department During the Pandemic
Open Access
- 12 April 2021
- journal article
- letter
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA Internal Medicine
- Vol. 181 (7), 1001-1003
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.0839
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has had negative consequences on HIV care and prevention programs, including routine HIV screening in health care settings.1 This has serious implications for the Ending the HIV Epidemic plan for the United States.2 Herein, we report the results of incorporating phlebotomy for universal HIV screening into COVID-19 testing at The University of Chicago Medicine (UCM) emergency department (ED) for the purpose of maintaining screening volumes.Keywords
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