Decalogue to promote the implementation and improvement of recommendations for the early diagnosis of HIV in Emergency Departments

Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin (Engl Ed). 2024 May;42(5):267-271. doi: 10.1016/j.eimce.2023.06.001. Epub 2023 Jun 14.

Abstract

Early diagnosis of HIV is still a challenge. Emergency Departments (EDs) suppose ideal settings for the early detection of HIV, since patients with high prevalence of hidden HIV infection are frequently attending those services. In 2020, the Spanish Society of Emergency and Emergency Medicine (SEMES) published a series of recommendations for the early diagnosis of patients with suspected HIV infection and their referral and follow-up in the EDs as part of its "Deja tu huella" program. However, the application of these recommendations has been very heterogeneous in our country. Considering this, the working group of the HIV hospital network led by the SEMES has motivated the drafting of a decalogue, with the aim of promoting the implementation and improvement of protocols for the early diagnosis of HIV in Spanish EDs.

Keywords: Diagnóstico precoz; Early diagnosis; Emergency departments; HIV; HIV infection; Infección por VIH; Servicios de urgencias; VIH.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Early Diagnosis*
  • Emergency Service, Hospital*
  • HIV Infections* / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Quality Improvement
  • Spain / epidemiology