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Economic evaluation of alternative testing regimes and settings to detect undiagnosed HIV in Australia

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Williams, O.D., Dean, J.A., Crothers, A. et al. Economic evaluation of alternative testing regimes and settings to detect undiagnosed HIV in Australia. BMC Health Serv Res 21, 30 (2021) Background: The study aimed to estimate the comparative costs per positive diagnosis of previously undetected HIV in three testing regimes: conventional; parallel and point of care (POC) testing. The regimes are...

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Delayed linkage to HIV care among asylum seekers

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In HIV, Multicultural communities

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Kronfli, N., Linthwaite, B., Sheehan, N. et al. Delayed linkage to HIV care among asylum seekers in Quebec, Canada. BMC Public Health 19, 1683 (2019). Abstract: Background Migrants represent an increasing proportion of people living with HIV in many developed countries. We aimed to describe the HIV care cascade and baseline genotypic resistance for newly diagnosed asylum seekers referred to the...

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Gonorrhoea: Drug Resistance in Australia

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In Aboriginal Health, Gay Lesbian & Bisexual Health, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)

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Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO), 26 June 2018 There has long been concern globally about the potential emergence of drug resistant STIs. In response, the World Health Organisation released new treatment guidelines for three common STIs – chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis – in 2016. At present, strains resistant to first line treatment of syphilis and chlamydia are not common...

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Scientists warn that antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea is on the rise

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In Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)

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WHO, 07 July 2017 Every day, more than 1 million sexually transmitted infections are acquired worldwide, and each year an estimated 78 million people are infected with gonorrhoea. New data from 77 countries show that antibiotic resistance is making gonorrhoea much harder – and sometimes impossible – to treat. The data has been published in PLOS, in two new scientific articles. Read more...

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HIV Point of Care Testing (Rapid Testing) in SA

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In Gay Lesbian & Bisexual Health, HIV, LGBTIQ+ issues, SHINE SA news & events

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SA Health, July 2016 Point of care (POC) testing for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is quick and convenient, providing results in 20 minutes rather than the next day. Some people refer to point of care testing as ‘rapid testing’. HIV POC testing is now available in South Australia through a 12 month, Commonwealth funded demonstration project. To find out details of where & when rapid...

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Barriers to HIV testing and characteristics associated with never testing among gay & bisexual men …

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In Gay Lesbian & Bisexual Health, HIV, LGBTIQ+ issues

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Barriers to HIV testing and characteristics associated with never testing among gay and bisexual men attending sexual health clinics in Sydney Conway DP et al. Journal of the International AIDS Society 2015, 18:20221 Abstract Introduction: HIV diagnoses among gay and bisexual men have increased over the past decade in Australia. HIV point-of-care testing (POCT) was introduced in Australia in 2011...

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