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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening

About this resource:

Systematic Review

Source: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Last Reviewed: June 2019

Workgroups: HIV Workgroup, Access to Health Services Workgroup

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening for HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) for:

  • All pregnant women
  • All people ages 15 to 65
  • Other people who ask to be tested for sexually transmitted infections (including HIV)
  • Other people at an increased risk for HIV infection
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Objectives related to this resource (2)

Increase knowledge of HIV status — HIV‑02
LHI label
Improving
Increase the proportion of adults who get recommended evidence-based preventive health care — AHS‑08
Getting worse

Suggested Citation

1.

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. (2019). Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening. Retrieved from https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-screening