- Anna Maria Geretti, consultant in virology,
- Sara Madge, associate specialist in HIV medicine,
- Marcus Posner, medical student,
- Geoff Dusheiko, professor of hepatology,
- Michael Jacobs, senior lecturer in infectious diseases
- 1Royal Free Hospital and Royal Free and University College Medical School, London NW3 2QG
- a.geretti{at}medsch.ucl.ac.uk
A third of HIV infected people in the UK are unaware of their infection.1 Many repeatedly access medical care but are not diagnosed until much later in their disease course.1 2 The chief medical officer recently called on doctors to improve recognition of undiagnosed HIV infection nationwide. One strategy is the adoption of routine opt-out HIV testing in settings where undiagnosed people may present.3 While patients’ acceptance may not be an important barrier,4 uncertainties …
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