inPractice® - Controversy of Expanded HIV Testing

One model found that targeted HIV counseling and testing performed better than opt-out testing in terms of expense, number of newly diagnosed HIV-infected patients, and reduction of HIV transmission^{[Holtgrave 2007]}
Revised CDC guidelines advocate that clinical judgment should be used to decide the content, extent, and timing of counseling
Another model suggested that nearly universal annual screening of adults with immediate initiation of ART for all those infected would reduce incidence significantly and bring the HIV epidemic to a halt^{[Granich 2009]}