Document 2253
 DOCN  M94A2253
 TI    Involuntary HIV testing: a comparative study of immune profiles of HIV+
       patients tested involuntarily vs. voluntarily.
 DT    9412
 AU    D'Allesandro DJ; Schechter CS; Masci JR; Elmhurst Hospital, Mt. Sinai
       Sch. of Medicine, New York, NY.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):346 (abstract no. PC0321). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370322
 AB    OBJECTIVE: To compare initial CD4 lymphocyte counts among asymptomatic
       HIV+ individuals tested voluntarily and involuntarily. METHODS: Records
       of all HIV+ patients followed in an HIV clinic at a public hospital in
       New York were reviewed and those asymptomatic at initial presentation
       identified. Initial CD4 cell counts of patients referred after testing
       for insurance, immigration or blood donation (group A) were compared to
       counts of patients (group B) undergoing voluntary testing. RESULTS:
       TABULAR DATA, SEE ABSTRACT VOLUME. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: We found
       no evidence that involuntary or imposed HIV testing identifies infected
       individuals earlier in their disease than voluntary testing.
 DE    AIDS Serodiagnosis/*LEGISLATION & JURISPRUD  Blood Donors/LEGISLATION &
       JURISPRUD  Emigration and Immigration/LEGISLATION & JURISPRUD  Human
       HIV Seropositivity/DIAGNOSIS/*IMMUNOLOGY  HIV Seroprevalence
       Insurance/LEGISLATION & JURISPRUD  *Leukocyte Count  New
       York/EPIDEMIOLOGY  T4 Lymphocytes/*IMMUNOLOGY  MEETING ABSTRACT

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