Organizing a COVID-19 triage unit: a Swiss perspective.

With the rapid global spread of the acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, urgent health-care measures have been implemented. We describe the organizational process in setting up a coronavirus disease 2019 triage unit in a Swiss tertiary care hospital. Our triage unit was set-up outside of the main hospital building and consists of three areas: 1.

Reasons for late presentation to HIV care in Switzerland.

Introduction: Late presentation to HIV care leads to increased morbidity and mortality. We explored risk factors and reasons for late HIV testing and presentation to care in the nationally representative Swiss HIV Cohort Study (SHCS).

Methods: Adult patients enrolled in the SHCS between July 2009 and June 2012 were included.