Determine if a patient has hiv

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CLINICAL SCENARIO:

In an unfortunate incident, a healthcare worker struggling with addiction was caught stealing syringes of painkillers and replacing them with syringes filled with unknown substances. The hospital immediately fired the employee and had him arrested; however, two patients that he had worked with later tested positive for HIV. While there was no proof that the infections originated from the tainted syringes, the hospital's public health physician took immediate steps to determine whether any other patients had been put at risk. Although the worker had only been employed for a short time, it was determined that he had come into contact with more than 1300 patients. The hospital decided to contact all of these patients and have them tested for HIV.

• Why does the hospital feel it is necessary to test every patient for HIV?

• What types of tests can be used to determine if a patient has HIV?

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