Opt-Out Panel Testing for HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C in an Urban Emergency Department: A Pilot Study

Sarah O’Connell; Darren Lillis; Aoife Cotter; Siobhan O’Dea; Helen Tuite; Catherine Fleming; Brendan Crowley; Ian Fitzgerald; Linda Dalby; Helen Barry; Darragh Shields; Suzanne Norris; Patrick K. Plunkett; Colm Bergin

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0150546

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Opt-Out Panel Testing for HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C in an Urban Emergency Department: A Pilot Study

Sarah O’Connell ,

* E-mail: soconnell@stjames.ie

Affiliation Department of Genito-Urinary Medicine and Infectious Disease, St James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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Darren Lillis,

Affiliation Emergency Medicine Department, St James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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Aoife Cotter,

Affiliation Department of Genito-Urinary Medicine and Infectious Disease, St James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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Siobhan O’Dea,

Affiliation Department of Genito-Urinary Medicine and Infectious Disease, St James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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Helen Tuite,

Affiliation Infectious Diseases Department, Galway University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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Catherine Fleming,

Affiliation Infectious Diseases Department, Galway University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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Brendan Crowley,

Affiliation Microbiology Department, St James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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Ian Fitzgerald,

Affiliation Microbiology Department, St James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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Linda Dalby,

Affiliation Microbiology Department, St James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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Helen Barry,

Affiliation Microbiology Department, St James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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Darragh Shields,

Affiliation Emergency Medicine Department, St James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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Suzanne Norris,

Affiliations Hepatology Department, St James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, Department of Clinical Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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Patrick K. Plunkett,

Affiliation Emergency Medicine Department, St James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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Colm Bergin

Affiliations Department of Genito-Urinary Medicine and Infectious Disease, St James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, Department of Clinical Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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Opt-Out Panel Testing for HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C in an Urban Emergency Department: A Pilot Study

Sarah O’Connell,
Darren Lillis,
Aoife Cotter,
Siobhan O’Dea,
Helen Tuite,
Catherine Fleming,
Brendan Crowley,
Ian Fitzgerald,
Linda Dalby,
Helen Barry

Published: March 11, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0150546

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