Screening for HIV: Final Recommendation Statement

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released its final recommendation statement on screening for HIV. A fact sheet that explains the final recommendation in plain language is also available on this page.

Go to: http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/uspshivi.htm

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

USPSTF Home

Resource Links

E-mail Updates

You Are Here: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force > Topic Index > Screening for HIV

Screening for HIV

This topic page summarizes the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations on screening for HIV.

Current Recommendations

Release Date: April 2013

The USPSTF recommends that clinicians screen for HIV infection in adolescents and adults ages 15 to 65 years. Younger adolescents and older adults who are at increased risk should also be screened.
Grade: A Recommendation.

The USPSTF recommends that clinicians screen all pregnant women for HIV, including those who present in labor who are untested and whose HIV status is unknown.
Grade: A Recommendation.

Supporting Documents

Supporting Document	Related Items
Recommendation Statement (PDF File, 173 KB; PDF Help)	Clinical Summary (PDF File, 62 KB; PDF Help)
Recommendation Statement (PDF File, 173 KB; PDF Help)	Consumer Fact Sheet (PDF File, 121 KB; PDF Help)
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)