Thank you for publishing the editorial “Seek and Treat to Optimize HIV and AIDS
Prevention.” 1 This article raises a number of important points about HIV screening but …

When the definitive history of AIDS is written, HIV testing will feature not only as a major
advance, but also as a metaphor for our uneasy approaches to the epidemic [1]. HIV testing …

It is well recognized that a substantial proportion of individuals with HIV infection still remain
undiagnosed (around 20–30% in most resource-rich countries), 1, 2 and that the result of …

HIV testing guidelines were first issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) in 1987.2 These recommendations focused on targeting high-risk groups for …

BACKGROUND The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) estimates that, in 2011, 25%
of people living with HIV in Canada were undiagnosed. Hesitation to seek testing may arise …

In their article" Desperately seeking targets: the ethics of routine HIV testing in low-income
countries" published in the Bulletin in January 2006, Stuart Rennie & Frieda Behets explore …

The late diagnosis of HIV in patients across the UK is an increasing problem. Here, we
report on a retrospective case-notes audit carried out to assess the impact of the 2008 UK …

IN 2006, THE US CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND Prevention (CDC) issued
revised recommendations for HIV diagnostic testing and screening in health care settings. 1 …

In the United States, HIV infection is generally discovered at an advanced stage, usually in
the course of medical care and often during care for complications of AIDS. Earlier diagnosis …

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection meets many, if not all, of the established
criteria that justify routine screening, and screening for HIV infection can be cost-effective …