Sneller overgaan tot hiv-test

In the Netherlands it is estimated that around 35% of people with HIV have not yet been diagnosed, although many of them belong to well-described risk groups. Furthermore, even though early in their disease course these people often present with symptoms that should trigger suspicion of an HIV infection, physicians do not perform an HIV test at that time. A new European guideline contains a list of indicator diseases for which HIV testing should be considered during regular diagnostic procedures. Application of this guideline will lead to earlier recognition of HIV infected individuals.

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