inPractice® - HIV Testing in Older Patients

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]}