P5.027 High Prevalence of Undiagnosed HIV Infection in Patients Who Were Not Offered Screening and Patients Who Declined Screening: Evaluation of a Rapid HIV Screening Programme in a U.S. Urban Emergency Department

Abstract

BackgroundU.S. emergency departments(EDs) have become a cornerstone of the current CDC screening approach for identifying unrecognised HIV-infected patients. However, in spite of intensive efforts many ED screening programmes frequently fail...