HIV Testing and Diagnosis
Summary
- Primary care providers are well situated within the healthcare system to make a substantial contribution to the implementation of expanded HIV screening recommendations from the CDC by advising 1-time screening for all of their adult patients who are sexually active and repeat screening for high-risk patients
- Providers in the primary care setting must be knowledgeable about screening recommendations and available diagnostic tests for the identification of HIV infection, including rapid tests and fourth-generation tests that can identify acute HIV infection
- Primary care providers also have an important role in linking newly diagnosed individuals to and retaining them in HIV primary care
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