Research Article
Missed Testing Opportunities for HIV Screening and Early Diagnosis in an Urban Tertiary Care Center
Table 2
Comparison of newly diagnosed patients with and without missed testing opportunities at University Hospital HIV Clinic, Newark, New Jersey, 2013-2014.
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| | Age | 39 | 36 | | | Gender | | | | | Male | 22 (63) | 50 (61) | | | Female | 13 (37) | 32 (39) | | | Self-identified race | | | | | African American | 27 (77) | 56 (68) | | | Hispanic | 2 (6) | 5 (6) | | | Caucasian | 1 (3) | 4 (5) | | | Others | 4 (11) | 14 (17) | | | Unknown | 1 (3) | 3 (4) | | | HIV risk factor | | | | | Heterosexual | 17 (49) | 42 (51) | | | MSM | 10 (29) | 26 (32) | | | Transfusion | 2 (6) | 1 (1) | | | Intravenous drug use | 3 (9) | 5 (6) | | | Bisexual | 1 (3) | 3 (4) | | | Commercial sex worker | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | | | Other | 1 (3) | 0 (0) | | | Unknown | 1 (3) | 4 (5) | | | HIV RNA > 100 K copies/mL @ diagnosis | 11 (32) | 23 (28) | 0.36 | | CD4 < 200 cells/µL | 11 (32) | 23 (28) | 0.36 | | CD4 < 50 cells/µL | 6 (17) | 14 (17) | 0.5 | | Site of diagnosis | | | | | University Hospital ED | 5 (14) | 16 (20) | 0.25 | | ID clinic | 9 (26) | 22 (27) | 0.45 | | Primary care clinic | 4 (11) | 1 (1) | | | Subspecialty medical clinic | 4 (11) | 8 (10) | | | External | 3 (9) | 7 (9) | | | Inpatient | 4 (11) | 19 (23) | | | Intensive care unit | 2 (6) | 2 (2) | | | Others | 4 (11) | 7 (9) | |
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MSM: men who have sex with men; ED: emergency department; ID: infectious disease; = occupational exposure.
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