| Title | Nomenclature and definitions for emergency department human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing: report from the 2007 conference of the National Emergency Department HIV Testing Consortium. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2009 |
| Authors | Lyons, Michael S., Christopher J. Lindsell, Jason S. Haukoos, Gregory Almond, Jeremy Brown, Yvette Calderon, Eileen Couture, Roland C. Merchant, Douglas A. E. White, Richard E. Rothman et al. |
| Corporate Authors | National Emergency Department HIV Testing Consortium |
| Journal | Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pagination | 168-77 |
| Date Published | 2009 Feb |
| ISSN | 1553-2712 |
| Keywords | Communication, Emergency Service, Hospital, Guidelines as Topic, HIV Infections, Humans, Mandatory Reporting, Terminology as Topic |
| Abstract | Early diagnosis of persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) through diagnostic testing and screening is a critical priority for individual and public health. Emergency departments (EDs) have an important role in this effort. As EDs gain experience in HIV testing, it is increasingly apparent that implementing testing is conceptually and operationally complex. A wide variety of HIV testing practice and research models have emerged, each reflecting adaptations to site-specific factors and the needs of local populations. The diversity and complexity inherent in nascent ED HIV testing practice and research are associated with the risk that findings will not be described according to a common lexicon. This article presents a comprehensive set of terms and definitions that can be used to describe ED-based HIV testing programs, developed by consensus opinion from the inaugural meeting of the National ED HIV Testing Consortium. These definitions are designed to facilitate discussion, increase comparability of future reports, and potentially accelerate wider implementation of ED HIV testing. |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1524-4733.2010.00763.x |
| Alternate Journal | Acad Emerg Med |
