Screening for HIV
Authors: Curt G. Beckwith, Timothy P. Flanigan, Carlos del Rio, John G. Bartlett
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2005)

Letters20 December 2005Screening for HIVCurt G. Beckwith, MD, Timothy P. Flanigan, MD, Carlos del Rio, MD, and John G. Bartlett, MDCurt G. Beckwith, MDFrom Brown Medical School, Providence, RI 02906; Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30303; and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287.Search for more papers by this author, Timothy P. Flanigan, MDFrom Brown Medical School, Providence, RI 02906; Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30303; and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287.Search for more papers by this author, Carlos del Rio, MDFrom Brown Medical School, Providence, RI 02906; Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30303; and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287.Search for more papers by this author, and John G. Bartlett, MDFrom Brown Medical School, Providence, RI 02906; Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30303; and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-143-12-200512200-00012 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recently published updated guidelines for HIV screening (1). In preparing these guidelines, the USPSTF reviewed studies that demonstrated how routinely offering HIV testing, as opposed to offering testing only when HIV risk is identified, is cost-effective and increases the number of persons who receive HIV diagnoses (2-4). Despite this, the USPSTF, along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American College of Physicians, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, and other health care organizations, have failed to expand recommendations for routine testing. The updated USPSTF guidelines, similar to ...References1. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Screening for HIV: recommendation statement. Ann Intern Med. 2005;143:32-7. [PMID: 15998753] LinkGoogle Scholar2. Voluntary HIV testing as part of routine medical care. Massachusetts, 2002. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2004;53:523-6. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. Routinely recommended HIV testing at an urban urgent-care clinic—Atlanta, Georgia, 2000. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2001;50:538-41. [PMID: 11446572] MedlineGoogle Scholar4. Paltiel AD, Weinstein MC, Kimmel AD, Seage GR, Losina E, Zhang H, et al. Expanded screening for HIV in the United States—an analysis of cost-effectiveness. N Engl J Med. 2005;352:586-95. [PMID: 15703423] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Peterman TA, Todd KA, Mupanduki I. Opportunities for targeting publicly funded human immunodeficiency virus counseling and testing. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Hum Retrovirol. 1996;12:69-74. [PMID: 8624764] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Curt G. Beckwith, MD; Timothy P. Flanigan, MD; Carlos del Rio, MD; John G. Bartlett, MDAffiliations: From Brown Medical School, Providence, RI 02906; Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30303; and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287.Disclosures: None disclosed. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoScreening for HIV: Recommendation StatementU.S. Preventive Services Task Force*Screening for HIV Ned Calonge and Diana B. Petitti Metrics Cited byRoutine HIV Screening — What Counts in Evidence-Based Policy? 20 December 2005Volume 143, Issue 12Page: 916KeywordsHIVHIV infectionsInfectious diseasesInpatientsMedical risk factorsOpportunistic infectionsPregnancyRisk assessmentsRisk managementScreening guidelines ePublished: 20 December 2005 Issue Published: 20 December 2005 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2005 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...