Late presentation to HIV testing is overestimated when based on the consensus definition

Authors :: Belgian Research AIDS & HIV consortium (BREACH)
Sasse, A
Florence, E
Pharris, A
De Wit, S
Lacor, P
Van Beckhoven, D
Deblonde, J
Delforge, M-L
Fransen, K
Goffard, J-C
Legrand, J-C
Moutschen, M
Pierard, D
Ruelle, J
Vaira, D
Vandercam, B
Van Ranst, M
Van Wijngaerden, E
Vandekerckhove, L
Verhofstede, C
Clinical sciences
Microbiology and Infection Control
Internal Medicine
Supporting clinical sciences
Clinical Biology
Department of Bio-engineering Sciences
Source :: HIV Medicine, HIV medicine, HIV MEDICINE
Publication Year :: 2015
Abstract: In 2011, a consensus was reached defining "late presenters" (LPs) as individuals presenting for care with a CD4 count<br />SCOPUS: ar.j<br />FLWOA<br />info:eu-repo/semantics/published

Subjects :: DYNAMICS
0301 basic medicine
Male
Delayed Diagnosis
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
men who have sex with men
HIV Infections
medicine.disease_cause
Men who have sex with men
Late presentation
0302 clinical medicine
Belgium
Risk Factors
INFECTION
Medicine
Pharmacology (medical)
030212 general & internal medicine
Pathologie maladies infectieuses
Health Policy
Sciences bio-médicales et agricoles
testing
AIDS
HIV Infections/diagnosis
consensus definition
Infectious Diseases
Late diagnosis
medicine.medical_specialty
Consensus
Short Communication
late diagnosis
Hiv testing
DIAGNOSIS
03 medical and health sciences
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
SEROCONVERSION
Humans
Homosexuality, Male
Belgium/epidemiology
late presentation
Health policy
business.industry
HIV
CARE
medicine.disease
030112 virology
CD4 Lymphocyte Count
Homosexuality, Male/statistics & numerical data
Family medicine
Immunology
Late presenters
business
Delayed Diagnosis/statistics & numerical data

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