Monitoring HIV testing in diverse healthcare settings: Results from a sentinel surveillance pilot study

Emily Tweed; Antony Hale; Martin Hurrelle; Ruth Smith; Valerie Delpech; Murad Ruf; Paul Klapper; Mary Ramsay; Lisa Brant

doi:10.1136/sti.2009.041293

Monitoring HIV testing in diverse healthcare settings: Results from a sentinel surveillance pilot study

Emily Tweed, Antony Hale, Martin Hurrelle, Ruth Smith, Valerie Delpech, Murad Ruf, Paul Klapper, Mary Ramsay, Lisa Brant

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Objectives: To assess the feasibility and utility of sentinel laboratory surveillance of HIV testing as a tool for understanding patterns and trends in HIV testing in a range of healthcare services. Methods: Data on all anti-HIV antibody tests carried out by the Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust laboratory over a 12-month period were collated and analysed by demographic information and place of test. Individuals who tested positive were matched to the national database of HIV diagnoses to identify the proportion newly diagnosed with HIV. Results: 41 013 individuals over 1 year of age were tested at least once for HIV during the study period, of whom 0.8% (n=312) were positive. The majority of individuals (77%) were tested in a genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinic or as part of antenatal care, while routine testing of people undergoing haemodialysis, fertility treatment or occupational health screening accounted for a further 13% of those tested. Few individuals (

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	360-364
Number of pages	4
Journal	Sexually Transmitted Infections
Volume	86
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/sti.2009.041293
Publication status	Published - Oct 2010

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Monitoring HIV testing in diverse healthcare settings: Results from a sentinel surveillance pilot study

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