Routine HIV Screening Recommendations
Based on the lack of progress in preventing transmission of HIV infection and the fact that early recognition and
treatment of HIV infection makes people healthier longer, reduces progression to AIDS and may prevent the unknown
transmission of the virus to others, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued revised guidelines for routine the detection of HIV infection in September 2006. The new guidelines state that all patients between 13 and 64 which are presented in any level of health care should have a baseline HIV test done as a normal part of preventive health care. The tests should be voluntary, patients should be informed of HIV test and given the option to opt out of it.
Repeat the examination of certain persons not to be in high risk must be as clinically, and it is essential that health care providers to incorporate a fund assessment of lifestyle and sexual practices in the annual health for all patients to identify risk factors. Healthcare providers should encourage patients and any new potential partners for HIV testing have before initiating a sexual relationship.
People who are considered high risk should be screened at least annually, these people are injecting drug users and their sexual partners, sexual partners of someone who is known to be HIV positive, people who exchange sex for drugs or money, any man who has had sex with another man, either treatment for a sexually transmitted disease, and anyone has had unprotected sex or sex with more than one person since their last test.
Pregnant women should be evaluated during their first prenatal revisit and then tested during the third quarter pregnancy. This test is voluntary, but if the woman rejects the evidence and their HIV status is unknown at the time of
labor, the newborn should be examined immediately after birth in the United States, newborn screening can be
done without parental consent.
Needless to say, of course, that prevention advice and discussion of safer sex practices should also be part of routine care for all patients, regardless of whether or not admitted to being sexually active. The hope is that this more aggressive preventing new HIV infections and early diagnosis a positive impact on HIV transmission, reducing
the number of new infections.