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1270. Are HIV-Related Diagnostics Excessively Ordered? A Pilot Intervention Study to Improve Test Use in the Inpatient Setting

BACKGROUND: Excessive ordering of HIV-related laboratory tests (CD4 counts, HIV RNA levels, and HIV genotypes) may result in increased healthcare costs, unneeded interventions (e.g., response to low CD4 in acute illness), and patient anxiety. Recent data have evaluated methods to reduce excessive te...

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Autores principales: Asl, Daryush Tabatabai, Sikand, Harminder, Sullivan, Eva, Crum-Cianflone, Nancy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6252521/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1103