Special Considerations Related to Aging in HIV-Infected Patients
Summary
- CDC recommend that all patients 13-64 years of age be offered HIV testing at least once as part of routine clinical practice, unless the prevalence of undiagnosed HIV infection in the target population is < 0.1% (Management Guidelines)[Branson 2006]
- US Preventive Services Task Force recommends that all adolescents and adults aged 15-65 years should be screened for HIV and that younger adolescents and older adults at increased risk should also be screened (Management Guidelines)[USPSTF HIV Screening]
- American College of Physicians recommends that all adults should be routinely offered 1-time HIV testing, with no specified upper age cutoff (Management Guidelines)[Qaseem 2009]
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Keywords: HIV and Older Patients