Late Presentation and Missed Opportunities for HIV Diagnosis in Guatemala
Meléndez J, Reinhardt SW, O’Halloran J, Spec A, Alonzo Cordon A, Powderly WG, Mejia Villatoro C. Late Presentation and Missed Opportunities for HIV Diagnosis in Guatemala. AIDS And Behavior 2018, 23: 920-928. PMID: 30426264, PMCID: PMC7397713, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-018-2331-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate presentersHIV diagnosisLarge tertiary referral centerEarly HIV diagnosisRetrospective cohort studyProportion of patientsTertiary referral centerTraditional healthcare settingsMissed opportunityCohort studyReferral centerLate presentationOutpatient careHealthcare settingsPatientsDiagnosisYear rateHigh rateCareRural dwellersMorbidityHIVMortalityProportionAIDS