Table 3 |
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Indications for HIV testing in 1285 Saudi HIV-infected patients diagnosed in Saudi Arabia from 1984 through 2001. |
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Indications |
Number |
% |
|
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Clinical suspicion |
438 |
34 |
|
Contacts of patients |
190 |
15 |
|
Blood donors |
146 |
11 |
|
Hemophilia and other blood disorders |
113 |
9 |
|
Before surgery |
96 |
7 |
|
Prisoners |
84 |
7 |
|
Intravenous drug users |
56 |
4 |
|
Patients on hemodialysis |
51 |
4 |
|
Pre-employment |
46 |
4 |
|
Patients with tuberculosis |
36 |
3 |
|
Self-request |
19 |
1 |
|
Pregnancy |
10 |
1 |
|
Total |
1285 |
100 |
|
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Madani et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2004 4:25 doi:10.1186/1471-2334-4-25 |
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