Feasibility and Success of Hiv Point-of-Care Testing in an Emergency Department in an Urban Canadian Setting
BACKGROUND: Approximately 26% of Canadians living with HIV are unaware of their status. Point-of-care (POC) HIV tests have been introduced to simplify and expand HIV testing.
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| Series: | Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology |
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| author | Marissa L Becker Laura H Thompson Carla Pindera Natalie Bridger Carmen Lopez Yoav Keynan Jared Bullard Paul Van Caseele Ken Kasper |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0d4ed3dccd984e1c9f3bcded8490a9a92025-08-20T03:54:15ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95322013-01-01241273110.1155/2013/164797Feasibility and Success of Hiv Point-of-Care Testing in an Emergency Department in an Urban Canadian SettingMarissa L Becker0Laura H Thompson1Carla Pindera2Natalie Bridger3Carmen Lopez4Yoav Keynan5Jared Bullard6Paul Van Caseele7Ken Kasper8Centre for Global Public Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaCentre for Global Public Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaManitoba HIV Program, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaMemorial University of Newfoundland, St John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaDepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaManitoba HIV Program, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaDepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaDepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaManitoba HIV Program, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaBACKGROUND: Approximately 26% of Canadians living with HIV are unaware of their status. Point-of-care (POC) HIV tests have been introduced to simplify and expand HIV testing.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/164797 |
| spellingShingle | Marissa L Becker Laura H Thompson Carla Pindera Natalie Bridger Carmen Lopez Yoav Keynan Jared Bullard Paul Van Caseele Ken Kasper Feasibility and Success of Hiv Point-of-Care Testing in an Emergency Department in an Urban Canadian Setting Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology |
| title | Feasibility and Success of Hiv Point-of-Care Testing in an Emergency Department in an Urban Canadian Setting |
| title_full | Feasibility and Success of Hiv Point-of-Care Testing in an Emergency Department in an Urban Canadian Setting |
| title_fullStr | Feasibility and Success of Hiv Point-of-Care Testing in an Emergency Department in an Urban Canadian Setting |
| title_full_unstemmed | Feasibility and Success of Hiv Point-of-Care Testing in an Emergency Department in an Urban Canadian Setting |
| title_short | Feasibility and Success of Hiv Point-of-Care Testing in an Emergency Department in an Urban Canadian Setting |
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