The American Academy of Pediatrics has called for individuals as young as 13 to undergo testing for HIV in areas where the disease is particularly prevalent, and for all at-risk teens to be tested ...

December 23, 2009 — Applying HIV testing guidelines in clinical practice is reviewed in an article published in the December 15 issue of the American Family Physician. "Nearly 1 million persons in the ...

The Center for Disease Control estimates that over 250,000 HIV-positive Americans are unaware of their HIV status. Forty-four percent of those aware of their HIV status only discovered it after they ...

HIV testing must be voluntary. Patients must know that testing is planned and be informed that they will be tested unless they decline (“opt out”). The patient should be provided information about HIV ...

CD4 tests is strongly recommended as the preferred method to identify advanced HIV disease among people living with HIV, said ...

Despite gains in HIV testing rates among individuals 13 years and older, total testing rates remain at suboptimal levels among both commercial insurance and Medicaid beneficiaries. Although higher ...

An estimated 230,000 people in the United States are unaware that they are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Targeted testing strategies are likely to miss a significant proportion ...

Assoumou is an infectious diseases physician-scientist at Boston Medical Center. Miller is a research data associate within Dr. Assoumou’s I-CARE (Infectious Complications Assessment and Research) lab ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. An HIV testing exercise in Makueni in 2018. WHO has introduced new guidelines on HIV ...

CD4 tests are strongly recommended as the preferred method to identify advanced HIV disease among people living with HIV, the ...