Age
Variable
Organization/Year
USPSTF/
2007
Recommended Frequency
Variable
Comments/Grade
USPSTF strongly recommends that clinicians screen for
HIV all adolescents and adults at
increased risk for HIV infection. (A)
USPSTF makes no recommendation for or against routinely screening for HIV in adolescents and adults who are not at risk for HIV infection. (C)
USPSTF recommends that clinicians screen all pregnant women for HIV. (A)
Those at increased risk (as determined by prevalence rates) include: men and women having unprotected sex with multiple partners; past or present injection drug users; men and women who exchange sex for money or drugs or have sex partners who do; individuals whose past or present sex partners were HIV-infected, bisexual, or injection drug users; persons being treated for STDs; persons with a history of blood transfusion between 1978 and 1985; and persons who request an HIV test despite no reportable risk factors.
Those who are seen in high-risk/highprevalence settings (e.g., correctional facilities, homeless shelters, tuberculosis clinics, adolescent clinics, and clinics that serve men who have sex with men) also may benefit from screening.
