HIV Testing and Diagnosis

  • Author: Peter Leone, MD (More Info)
  • Editors in Chief: Daniel R. Kuritzkes, MD; Joseph J. Eron, Jr., MD
  • Last Reviewed: 1/9/18 (What's New)

Summary

  • Higher perception of HIV risk by patients and expectation of benefit from testing on behalf of providers were both associated with higher HIV testing acceptance rates[Irwin 1996]
  • Remains a continued need to fully implement routine testing while not abandoning risk-based HIV testing in both healthcare settings and nonclinical settings
  • Current estimates suggest that undiagnosed HIV infection has decreased from an estimated 25% of all HIV infections to 14.0%[CDC 2008; CDC 2014] as a result of the CDC’s recommended scale-up of HIV testing

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Keywords: Correctional Settings, Screening and Diagnosis, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Special Populations, Women

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