Table 2.
Clinical presentation, site of testing and reason for testing at time of diagnostic HIV test among all patients presenting to care for a newly diagnosed HIV infection between 2010 and 2015 in Lausanne, Switzerland
| No of patients, n (%) | |
| Clinical presentation | |
| Acute HIV infection | 30 (15) |
| Chronic HIV infection: | |
| CD4 count >350 cells/mm3 | 65 (32) |
| Late presenters (<350 cells/mm3) | 44 (22) |
| Advanced disease (<200 cells/mm3) | 62 (31) |
| Site of diagnostic HIV test | |
| Primary care | |
| Primary care physician | 64 (32) |
| Anonymous consultation | 26 (13) |
| Lausanne University Hospital | |
| Outpatient care | 41 (20) |
| Inpatient care | 17 (8) |
| Emergency department | 4 (2) |
| Gynaecology/obstetrics | 16 (8) |
| Infectious diseases service | 5 (3) |
| Other | 28 (14) |
| Reason for testing | |
| HIV indicator condition | 59 (29) |
| Epidemiological risk | 42 (21) |
| Symptoms/signs of acute HIV infection | 36 (18) |
| AIDS-defining illness | 21 (10) |
| Pregnancy | 14 (7) |
| Prior to immunosuppressive treatment | 1 (1) |
| Patient initiated | 28 (14) |