TY - JOUR
T1 - When pregnant women are not screened for HIV
AU - Shrim, Alon
AU - Garcia-Bournissen, Facundo
AU - Murphy, Kellie
AU - Koren, Gideon
AU - Farine, Dan
PY - 2007/10
Y1 - 2007/10
N2 - QUESTION: One of my patients gave birth to a baby later diagnosed with HIV infection. I did not offer this patient HIV screening, as I thought she was at low risk. What are the recommendations for HIV testing and what might be the implications of not screening for HIV? ANSWER: Although screening is currently recommended by all relevant authorities in Canada, more than 10% of women are not screened antenatally, increasing their babies' risk for infection. This rate represents a failure that is probably a combination of omission at times by clinicians, embarrassment about discussing the issue on the part of either the physician or the patient, and poor counseling. All Canadian women should receive appropriate antenatal counseling for HIV screening.
AB - QUESTION: One of my patients gave birth to a baby later diagnosed with HIV infection. I did not offer this patient HIV screening, as I thought she was at low risk. What are the recommendations for HIV testing and what might be the implications of not screening for HIV? ANSWER: Although screening is currently recommended by all relevant authorities in Canada, more than 10% of women are not screened antenatally, increasing their babies' risk for infection. This rate represents a failure that is probably a combination of omission at times by clinicians, embarrassment about discussing the issue on the part of either the physician or the patient, and poor counseling. All Canadian women should receive appropriate antenatal counseling for HIV screening.
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C2 - 17934027
AN - SCOPUS:38449086447
SN - 0008-350X
VL - 53
SP - 1663
EP - 1665
JO - Canadian Family Physician
JF - Canadian Family Physician
IS - 10
ER -