Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
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Comparative Study
Emergency department sexually transmitted disease and human immunodeficiency virus screening: findings from a national survey.
To use a previously conducted national physician survey to determine the extent of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and sexually transmitted disease (STD) screening by emergency physicians compared with physicians practicing in other settings (primary care offices, hospital ambulatory care clinics, or other). ⋯ Although prior research has shown that STD and HIV rates are relatively high in emergency department patients compared with the population as a whole, screening rates are lower than in other settings. Addressing barriers may increase screening rates.
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Editorial Comment
Narrowing in on JCAHO recommendations for community-acquired pneumonia.