Abstract:BackgroundThis audit looked at the use of chest-x-rays (CXRs) in newly diagnosed HIV patients at an inner-city GUM clinic. The Departmental guidelines recommended that all newly diagnosed HIV patients had a baseline CXR. The 2011 British HIV Association guidelines (which were under consultation at the time of the audit) proposed that CXRs should only be done in patients with current or previous chest disease, high-risk for TB or in intravenous drug users.AimsThe aims of this audit were twofold, first to confir… Show more
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