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Screening for HIV
This topic is in the process of being updated. Please go to the Update in Progress section to see the latest documents available.
This topic page summarizes the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations on screening for HIV.
Current Recommendation
Release Date: July 2005 (Amended April 2007)
- The USPSTF strongly recommends that clinicians screen for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in all adolescents and adults at increased risk for HIV infection (go to Clinical Considerations for discussion of risk factors).
Grade: A Recommendation. - The USPSTF makes no recommendation for or against routinely screening for HIV in adolescents and adults who are not at increased risk for HIV infection (go to Clinical Considerations for discussion of risk factors).
Grade: C Recommendation.
- The USPSTF recommends that clinicians screen all pregnant women for HIV.
Grade: A Recommendation.
Supporting Documents
Recommendation Statement (PDF File, 153 KB; PDF Help)
Systematic Evidence Review, Adolescents and Adults (PDF File, 876 KB; PDF Help)
Systematic Evidence Review, Prenatal Screening (PDF File, 763 KB; PDF Help)
Evidence Synthesis, Adolescents and Adults: (PDF File, 1.6 MB; PDF Help)
Focused Update, April 2007 (PDF File, 190 KB; PDF Help)
Evidence Synthesis, Prenatal Screening (PDF File, 900 KB; PDF Help)
Update in Progress
In an effort to make the USPSTF recommendations clearer and its processes more transparent, the Task Force is sharing drafts of many of its documents for public comment, including draft Research Plans and draft Recommendation Statements. As a result, the final Recommendation Statement is not yet available.
Supporting Documents
Evidence Report
The research team at the Evidence-based Practice Center independently gathers and reviews the available published evidence to address the questions posed by the USPSTF. The resulting draft Evidence Report is critiqued by national subject matter experts before being finalized.
| Evidence Report | Related Items |
|---|---|
| Evidence Report, Adolescents and Adults (PDF File, 268 KB; PDF Help) | Evidence Synthesis, Adolescents and Adults (PDF File, 1.8 MB; PDF Help) |
| Evidence Report, Pregnant Women (PDF File, 174 KB; PDF Help) | Evidence Synthesis, Pregnant Women (PDF File, 967 KB; PDF Help) |
Recommendation Statement
The USPSTF reviews the Evidence Report, evaluates the benefits and harms of the clinical preventive service, and discusses and develops one or more preliminary specific recommendations. The resulting draft Recommendation Statement is posted on this Web site for public comment before being finalized.
| Recommendation Statement | Related Items |
|---|---|
| Draft Recommendation Statement for Public Comment* (November 20–December 20, 2012) |
Consumer Fact Sheet (PDF File, 81 KB; PDF Help) |
* Note: Draft Recommendation Statements are by their nature not final, and should not be interpreted as to represent official USPSTF recommendations for practice. Draft Recommendation Statements are provided by the USPSTF for informational purposes only.
Current as of December 2012
Internet Citation:
Screening for HIV, Topic Page. December 2012. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/uspshivi.htm
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