Twelve months of routine HIV screening in 6 emergency departments in the Paris area: results from the ANRS URDEP study.

Objective: In October 2009 the French National Authority for Health recommended that HIV testing be proposed at least once to all persons aged 15 to 70 years in all healthcare settings. We examined whether routine HIV screening with a rapid test in emergency departments (EDs) was feasible without dedicated staff, and whether newly diagnosed persons could be linked to care.

Methods: This one-year study started in December 2009 in 6 EDs in the Paris area, using the INSTI™ test.