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ent study of blood samples from outpatient clinics from six different Veterans Affairs Medical Centers (VAMC) systems that found a range of 0.13 to 2.9 percent of patients with undiagnosed HIV. Many outpatient settings do not routinely offer HIV screenings, though the current analysis would suggest that it would both increase life expectancy and be cost-effective, Sanders said.

Joining Sanders in the analysis, from the Palo Alto VA Health Care System, were Vandana Sundaram M.P.H, Lena Douglass, Mark Holodniy, M.D., and Douglas Owens, M.D. Other team members included Ahmed Bayoumi, M.D., from University of Toronto and S. Pinar Bilir, Christopher Neukermans, Chara Rydzak, and Laura Lazzeroni, Ph.D. from Stanford.

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Contact: Richard Merritt
Merri006@mc.duke.edu
919-684-4148
Duke University Medical Center
9-Feb-2005

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