Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on testing services for HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections in the WHO European Region, March to August 2020

We present preliminary results of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) impact assessment on testing for HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections in the WHO European Region. We analyse 98 responses from secondary care (n = 36), community testing sites (n = 52) and national level (n = 10)....

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Veröffentlicht in:	Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles 2020-11, Vol.25 (47), p.1
Hauptverfasser:	Simões, Daniel, Stengaard, Annemarie Rinder, Combs, Lauren, Raben, Dorthe
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Clinical Laboratory Services - statistics & numerical data Clinical Laboratory Services - trends Coronavirus Coronavirus Infections COVID-19 COVID-19 diagnostic tests Delivery of Health Care - statistics & numerical data Delivery of Health Care - trends Europe Health Impact Assessment Health services Hepatitis Hepatitis C - diagnosis Hepatitis, Viral, Human - diagnosis HIV HIV Infections - diagnosis Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Impact analysis Male Mass Screening - statistics & numerical data Mass Screening - trends Medical tests Pandemics Rapid Communication SARS-CoV-2 Sexually transmitted diseases STD Studies World Health Organization
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Zusammenfassung:	We present preliminary results of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) impact assessment on testing for HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections in the WHO European Region. We analyse 98 responses from secondary care (n = 36), community testing sites (n = 52) and national level (n = 10). Compared to pre-COVID-19, 95% of respondents report decreased testing volumes during March-May and 58% during June-August 2020. Reasons for decreases and mitigation measures were analysed.
ISSN:	1560-7917 1025-496X 1560-7917
DOI:	10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.47.2001943