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Routine HIV screening in the ED is cost effective and well liked by patients

Using new and highly publicized CDC guidelines for HIV screening, a university-based Emergency Department implemented opt-out screening in Washington, DC, where HIV infection rates are known to be high. Fully 60 percent of the patients agreed to testing, a high percentage that may have been influenced by an ongoing district-wide campaign encouraging HIV screening. Over 4000 patients were eligible for free screening and almost 2500 were tested, with 26 patients (one percent) having a preliminary positive result.

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