Prevalence of HIV infection in patients attending an inner city accident and emergency department

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Abstract
Anonymised urine samples were obtained from 875 consecutive patients seen in the accident and emergency department; blood samples were taken from 47 patients who could not produce a urine sample. No repeat samples were taken from patients who attended again later. The collection and numbering of samples conformed to the requirements of Parkside Research Ethics Committee. Each patient's sex, age, postal district of residence, general practitioner, and triage group were noted, as were the presence or absence of open wounds and whether the patient was a foreign visitor. These details were also obtained for patients who did not agree to participate in the study and did not give samples.