Impact of coronavirus pandemic and containment measures on HIV diagnosis

During the last months and following the implementation of containment measures in the context of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the number of new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) diagnoses radically decreased in Liege AIDS Reference Center, Belgium. The number of HIV screening test...

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Autores principales: Darcis, Gilles, Vaira, Dolores, Moutschen, Michel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2020
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Short Paper
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7463155/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32829742
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268820001867
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Sumario:During the last months and following the implementation of containment measures in the context of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the number of new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) diagnoses radically decreased in Liege AIDS Reference Center, Belgium. The number of HIV screening tests has also dramatically dropped down to an unprecedented level. This decline of HIV diagnosis is caused by missed diagnoses of individuals infected before the establishment of such measures and to the reduction of high-risk sexual behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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