Yield of yearly routine physical examination in HIV-1 infected patients is limited:A retrospective cohort study in the Netherlands

Background Routine physical examinations might be of value in HIV-infected patients, but the yield is unknown. We determined the diagnoses that would have been missed without performing annual routine physical examinations in HIV-infected patients with stable disease. Methods Data were collected from the medical records of 299 HIV-1-infected patients with CD4 count >350 cells/mm(3) if not using combination antiretroviral therapy (cART), or CD4 count >100 cells/mm3 and undetectable viral load if using cART. We defined the diagnoses that would have been missed without performing routine ph... Mehr ...