1
|
Vliegenthart-Jongbloed KJ, Vasylyev M, Jordans CCE, Bernardino JI, Nozza S, Psomas CK, Voit F, Barber TJ, Skrzat-Klapaczyńska A, Săndulescu O, Rokx C. Systematic Review: Strategies for Improving HIV Testing and Detection Rates in European Hospitals. Microorganisms 2024; 12:254. [PMID: 38399659 PMCID: PMC10892502 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms12020254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2023] [Revised: 01/21/2024] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
Abstract
Undiagnosed HIV infection is a prominent clinical issue throughout Europe that requires the continuous attention of all healthcare professionals and policymakers to prevent missed testing opportunities and late diagnosis. This systematic review aimed to evaluate interventions to increase HIV testing rates and case detection in European hospitals. Out of 4598 articles identified, 29 studies fulfilled the selection criteria. Most of the studies were conducted in single Western European capital cities, and only one study was from Eastern Europe. The main interventions investigated were test-all and indicator-condition-based testing strategies. Overall, the prevalence of undiagnosed HIV was well above 0.1%. The studied interventions increased the HIV testing rate and the case detection rate. The highest prevalence of undiagnosed HIV was found with the indicator-condition-driven testing strategy, whereas the test-all strategy had the most profound impact on the proportion of late diagnoses. Nevertheless, the HIV testing rates and case-finding varied considerably across studies. In conclusion, effective strategies to promote HIV testing in European hospitals are available, but relevant knowledge gaps regarding generalizability and sustainability remain. These gaps require the promotion of adherence to HIV testing guidelines, as well as additional larger studies representing all European regions.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Klaske J. Vliegenthart-Jongbloed
- Section Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Center, 3015 CN Rotterdam, The Netherlands; (K.J.V.-J.); (M.V.)
| | - Marta Vasylyev
- Section Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Center, 3015 CN Rotterdam, The Netherlands; (K.J.V.-J.); (M.V.)
- Astar Medical Center, 79041 Lviv, Ukraine
| | - Carlijn C. E. Jordans
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus University Medical Center, 3015 CN Rotterdam, The Netherlands;
| | - Jose I. Bernardino
- HIV and Infectious Diseases Section, Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitario La Paz-Carlos III, IdiPAZ, 28029 Madrid, Spain;
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Infecciosas, CIBERINFEC, 28029 Madrid, Spain
| | - Silvia Nozza
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Università Vita Salute IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milan, Italy;
| | | | - Florian Voit
- Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Rechts der Isar, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, 80333 Munich, Germany;
| | - Tristan J. Barber
- Department of HIV Medicine, Royal Free Hospital, London NW3 2QG, UK;
- Institute for Global Health, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK
| | - Agata Skrzat-Klapaczyńska
- Department of Adults’ Infectious Diseases, Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Medical University of Warsaw, Wolska Street 37, 01-201 Warsaw, Poland;
| | - Oana Săndulescu
- Department of Infectious Diseases I, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest, No. 1 Dr. Calistrat Grozovici Street, 021105 Bucharest, Romania;
- National Institute for Infectious Diseases “Prof. Dr. Matei Balș”, No. 1 Dr. Calistrat Grozovici Street, 021105 Bucharest, Romania
| | - Casper Rokx
- Section Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Center, 3015 CN Rotterdam, The Netherlands; (K.J.V.-J.); (M.V.)
- Astar Medical Center, 79041 Lviv, Ukraine
| |
Collapse
|
2
|
Barbanotti D, Tincati C, Tavelli A, Santoro A, Sala M, Bini T, De Bona A, d’Arminio Monforte A, Marchetti GC. HIV-Indicator Condition Guided Testing in a Hospital Setting. Life (Basel) 2023; 13:1014. [PMID: 37109543 PMCID: PMC10145962 DOI: 10.3390/life13041014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Revised: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Late diagnosis is still a major issue in HIV infection management, leading to important consequences for both patients and community. In this perspective, HIV screening targeted on some clinical conditions (HIV indicator conditions-HIVICs) emerged as a useful strategy, also involving patients not considered at high behavioral risk. We organized an in-hospital HIVICs guided screening campaign named ICEBERG in Milan, Italy, between 2019 and 2021. Among the 520 subjects enrolled, mainly presenting with viral hepatitis or mononucleosis-like syndrome, 20 resulted HIV positive (3.8% prevalence). A significant proportion of them had multiple conditions and advanced immunosuppression, with 40% being AIDS-presenters. As adherence to the screening campaign was modest for non-ID specialists, educational interventions to raise clinicians' sensitivity are urgently needed. HIV-ICs guided testing was confirmed as a useful tool, but a combined approach with other screening strategies seems to be essential for early HIV diagnosis.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Diletta Barbanotti
- Unit of Infectious Diseases, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
3
|
Marih L, Sawras V, Pavie J, Sodqi M, Malmoussi M, Tassi N, Bensghir R, Nani S, Lahsen AO, Laureillard D, El Filali KM, Champenois K, Weiss L. Missed opportunities for HIV testing in patients newly diagnosed with HIV in Morocco. BMC Infect Dis 2021; 21:48. [PMID: 33430783 PMCID: PMC7802172 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-020-05711-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2020] [Accepted: 12/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Background In Morocco, of the estimated 29,000 people living with HIV in 2011, only 20% were aware of their HIV status. More than half of diagnoses were at the AIDS stage. We assumed that people who were unaware of their infection had contacts with the healthcare system for HIV indicators that might prompt the healthcare provider to offer a test. The aim was to assess missed opportunities for HIV testing in patients newly diagnosed with HIV who accessed care in Morocco. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2012–2013 in six Moroccan HIV centers. Participants were aged ≥18, and had sought care within 6 months after their HIV diagnosis. A standardized questionnaire administered during a face-to-face interview collected the patient’s characteristics at HIV diagnosis, HIV testing and medical history. Contacts with care and the occurrence of clinical conditions were assessed during the 3 years prior to HIV diagnosis. Over this period, we assessed whether healthcare providers had offered HIV testing to patients with HIV-related clinical or behavioral conditions. Results We enrolled 650 newly HIV-diagnosed patients (median age: 35, women: 55%, heterosexuals: 81%, diagnosed with AIDS or CD4 < 200 cells/mm3: 63%). During the 3 years prior to the HIV diagnosis, 71% (n = 463) of participants had ≥1 contact with the healthcare system. Of 323 people with HIV-related clinical conditions, 22% did not seek care for them and 9% sought care and were offered an HIV test by a healthcare provider. The remaining 69% were not offered a test and were considered as missed opportunities for HIV testing. Of men who have sex with men, 83% did not address their sexual behavior with their healthcare provider, 11% were not offered HIV testing, while 6% were offered HIV testing after reporting their sexual behavior to their provider. Conclusions Among people who actually sought care during the period of probable infection, many opportunities for HIV testing, based on at-risk behaviors or clinical signs, were missed. This highlights the need to improve the recognition of HIV clinical indicators by physicians, further expand community-based HIV testing by lay providers, and implement self-testing to increase accessibility and privacy. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12879-020-05711-2.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Latifa Marih
- Service des maladies infectieuses, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco
| | - Victoire Sawras
- Inserm, IAME, UMR 1137, Paris, France.,Université Paris Nord, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France.,Hôpital Bichat Claude Bernard, AP-HP, Paris, France
| | - Juliette Pavie
- Service d'Immunologie Clinique, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, AP-HP, INSERM UMR 1149, 20, rue Leblanc, 75015, Paris, France
| | - Mustapha Sodqi
- Service des maladies infectieuses, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco
| | - Mourad Malmoussi
- Service des maladies infectieuses, Hôpital Hassan II, Agadir, Morocco
| | - Noura Tassi
- Service des maladies infectieuses, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Mohamed VI, Marrakech, Morocco
| | - Rajaa Bensghir
- Service des maladies infectieuses, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco
| | - Samira Nani
- Laboratoire d'épidémiologie, Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie, Casablanca, Morocco
| | - Ahd Oulad Lahsen
- Service des maladies infectieuses, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco
| | | | - Kamal Marhoum El Filali
- Service des maladies infectieuses, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco
| | - Karen Champenois
- Inserm, IAME, UMR 1137, Paris, France.,Université Paris Nord, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France.,Hôpital Bichat Claude Bernard, AP-HP, Paris, France
| | - Laurence Weiss
- Service d'Immunologie Clinique, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, AP-HP, INSERM UMR 1149, 20, rue Leblanc, 75015, Paris, France. .,Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, INSERM U976, 20, rue Leblanc, 75015, Paris, France.
| |
Collapse
|
4
|
Abstract
OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to assess indicator condition (IC) guided HIV testing in Estonia from 2012-2015. METHODS We used Estonian Health Insurance Fund (EHIF) data. EHIF is the core purchaser of health care services in Estonia, covering health care costs for insured people (94% of the total population). After health care services' provision, the provider sends an invoice to EHIF, which includes patient information (e.g. age, gender, diagnoses based on ICD-10) and services provided (e.g. what tests were performed). RESULTS Among the ICs analysed, the highest proportion of patients tested was among those presenting with infectious mononucleosis-like illness (27-33% of patients) and viral hepatitis (28-32%), the lowest proportion of patients tested was among those presenting with herpes zoster (4-5%) and pneumonia (4-8%). Women were tested somewhat less than men, especially in cases of sexually transmitted infections (9-13% and 18-21%, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Our data shows that IC-guided HIV testing rates are low in Estonia. Therefore, it is critical to follow Estonian HIV testing guidelines, which recommend IC-guided testing. In general, health insurance data can be used to monitor IC-guided HIV testing.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- K Rüütel
- National Institute for Health Development, Tallinn, Estonia
| | - L Lemsalu
- National Institute for Health Development, Tallinn, Estonia
| | - S Lätt
- Estonian Health Insurance Fund, Tallinn, Estonia
| | | |
Collapse
|
5
|
Espinel M, Belza MJ, Cabeza-de-Vaca C, Arranz B, Guerras JM, Garcia-Soltero J, Hoyos J. Indicator condition based HIV testing: Missed opportunities for earlier diagnosis in men who have sex with men. Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin 2017; 36:465-471. [PMID: 28993068 DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2017.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2017] [Revised: 07/24/2017] [Accepted: 07/25/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Contact with the healthcare system by a sample of seropositive men who have sex with men (MSM) prior to their HIV diagnosis are analysed, and missed opportunities (MO) for an earlier HIV diagnosis are identified. METHODOLOGY Between 2012-2013, an online survey was conducted among HIV-positive MSM, mainly recruited from gay websites. Those who were diagnosed with HIV between 2010-2013 were analysed. MO were defined as episodes prior to the HIV diagnosis in which the healthcare system was contacted due to an indicator condition of HIV infection and the test was not suggested. The proportion of missed opportunities were compared according to the type of indicator condition, the department consulted and the healthcare professional's knowledge that the patient was MSM. RESULTS Overall, 639 participants (66% of 966) reported 1,145 episodes with some indicator condition, the majority of these being identified in primary care (n=527; 46%). The highest percentage of MOs is also observed in primary care (63%). Although the indicator condition with the highest number of MOs was STIs (n=124), the highest percentage of MOs was observed in consultations due to diarrhoea with no known cause (69.8%). The percentage of MOs when the doctor knew that the patient was MSM was 40 vs. 70% when the doctor did not know. CONCLUSION The majority of HIV-positive MSM analysed in this study went to healthcare services for HIV-infection indicator conditions prior to their HIV diagnosis. Primary care was the most-frequently-visited department and is also where the most opportunities were missed to perform an HIV test, even when it was known that the patient was a MSM.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
| | - María José Belza
- Escuela Nacional de Sanidad, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, España; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, España.
| | | | - Beatriz Arranz
- Centro Nacional de Epidemiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, España
| | - Juan Miguel Guerras
- Centro Nacional de Epidemiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, España
| | | | - Juan Hoyos
- Escuela Nacional de Sanidad, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, España; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, España
| |
Collapse
|