Communicable Disease Screening and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prevention in the Emergency Department

Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2024 May;42(2):369-389. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2024.02.007. Epub 2024 Mar 19.ABSTRACTEmergency departments (ED) provide care to populations with high rates of communicable diseases, like HIV, hepatitis C virus, and syphilis. For many patients, the ED is their sole entry point into the healthcare system and they do not routinely access screening and prevention services elsewhere. As such, the ED can serve an important public health role through communicable disease identification, treatment, and prevention. In this article, we examine national recommendations, peer-reviewed literature, and expert consensus to provide cutting edge strategies for implementing communicable infectious disease screening and prevention programs into routine ED care.PMID:38641395 | DOI:10.1016/j.emc.2024.02.007
Source: The Medical Clinics of North America - Category: General Medicine Authors: Source Type: research