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J Clin Pathol 53:117-121 doi:10.1136/jcp.53.2.117

Unlinked anonymous HIV study of hospital patients and general practice attenders in Glasgow, 1991–1997

Table 2

Specimens tested by clinical specialty grouping (male subjects only)

Unknown positive Known positive Total positive
Specialty Tested (n) n % n % n %
Glasgow Royal Infirmary
(a) Cardiology/ cardiothoracic 4323 1 0.02 3 0.07 4 0.09
(b) ENT, general, and plastic surgery 3955 4 0.10 4 0.10 8 0.20
(c) General medical inpatients 3963 14 0.35 17 0.43 31 0.78
(d) General medical outpatients 4862 58 1.19 220 4.52 278 5.72
(e) General practice patients 8416 10 0.12 4 0.05 14 0.17
(f) Haematology, dermatology, oncology, respiratory medicine 4149 13 0.31 7 0.17 20 0.48
(g) Psychiatric 1484 3 0.20 1 0.07 4 0.27
(h) Renal/urology 5294 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
(i) Rheumatology/ orthopaedic 3751 3 0.08 2 0.05 5 0.13
Total 40 197 106 0.26 258 0.64 364 0.91
Stobhill Hospital
(a) Cardiology 1848 1 0.05 0 0.00 1 0.05
(b) ENT, general surgery 2504 2 0.08 1 0.04 3 0.12
(c) General medical inpatients 3578 4 0.11 4 0.11 8 0.22
(d) General medical outpatients 1248 0 0.00 1 0.08 1 0.08
(e) General practice patients 7540 7 0.09 1 0.01 8 0.11
(f) Haematology, dermatology, oncology, respiratory medicine 921 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
(g) Psychiatric 379 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
(h) Renal/urology 2082 2 0.10 0 0.00 2 0.10
(i) Rheumatology/ orthopaedic 774 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
Total 20 874 16 0.08 7 0.03 23 0.11

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