The POP Person in care brochure includes information to help those in care understand the importance of routine HIV screening, provides information regarding screening results, and offers resources for HIV prevention. Available in English and Spanish.
This review by the USPSTF describes the benefits and harms of prenatal HIV screening. This report updates the 2013 recommendations to screen all pregnant women for HIV and to start ART if reactive to prevent vertical transmission.
This systematic review by the USPSTF updates the 2006 HIV Screening recommendations to recommend routine HIV screening and provides evidence for rapid initiation of ART upon identifying a reactive case
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease’s description of U=U, or Undetectable=Untransmittable, which means that people living with HIV who have an undetectable viral load cannot pass HIV onto their sexual partners.
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesDate: 2023-11-27
Article in Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants suggesting that a public health prevention that utilizes more community resources than the standard might be permissible in the setting of HIV.
Journal of the American Academy of PAsDate: 2012-12-01
The POP Provider brochure includes information and resources for care teams regarding the importance of routine HIV screening, with some scripts to effectively and comfortably offer opt-out routine HIV screening to everyone in your care. Available in English and Spanish.
Health Resources and Services Administration’s Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program provides comprehensive medical care and essential support services for low-income people living with HIV.
Health Resources and Services AdministrationDate: 2023-09-01
American Family Physicians article explaining barriers faced while testing for HIV and how the current guidelines for routine testing address these barriers.
American Academy of Family PhysiciansDate: 2009-12-15
This guide provides practical considerations for HIV testing in nonclinical testing sites and is intended to serve as an orientation tool for HIV testing providers so they have one comprehensive but easy-to-read source of information to help provide high quality
St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children flow chart demonstrating an example of how and when to administer an HIV test to a patient in an emergency department setting.
St. Christopher’s Hospital for ChildrenDate: 2021-06-24
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) describes different practices for HIV testing in correctional facilities, along with statistics about this population.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of HIV/AIDS explains how effective implementation of HIV screening guidelines will support access to treatment and improve prevention strategies.
National Alliance of State & Territorial AIDS Directors report highlighting major topic areas assessed in the 2010 survey of 65 state and local health departments funded to implement and support rapid HIV testing.
Released in 2018, this CDC quick reference describes the recommended HIV testing algorithm for reactive and non-reactive cases and how to report the results.
These guidelines update the 2015 STI treatment guidelines. These guidelines discuss 1) updated recommendations for treatment of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, and Trichomonas vaginalis; 2) addition of metronidazole to the recommended treatment regimen for pelvic inflammatory disease; 3) alternative treatment
An update from the CDC on 3 nucleic acid tests approved for diagnostic testing of HIV- the cobas HIV-1/HIV2 Qualitative test; the Aptima HIV-1 Quant Dx Assay, and the Alinity m HIV-1 Assay, the latter of which provide a qualitative
In response to changes in the commercial availability of HIV-1/HIV-2 antibody differentiation assays approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for diagnostic use, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Association of Public Health Laboratories
Summary of a presentation by Dr. Robert S. Janssen on the CDC’s revisions to HIV screening recommendations and justification for this as an HIV prevention strategy.
National strategy developed by the United States government for reducing the number of people who are infected with HIV, increasing access to care for people living with HIV, and reducing HIV-related health disparities.
Guidance and best practices for sites planning on using rapid HIV tests from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Research article that explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on HIV care and prevention programs and the results of incorporating phlebotomy for universal HIV screening into COVID-19 testing at The University of Chicago Medicine (UCM) emergency department.
MATEC’s PrEP pocket guide focuses on prescribing PrEP, offering useful information for providers just starting to prescribe PrEP and for those already prescribing PrEP.
Midwest AIDS Training and Education CenterDate: 2021-12-01
This document updates recommendations for HIV testing by laboratories in the United States and offers approaches for reporting test results to persons ordering HIV tests and to public health authorities. The recommended algorithm is a sequence of tests used in
A series of recommendations for HIV screening of gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men based on a systematic literature review by a CDC work group.
These recommendations for HIV testing are intended for HCPs in all healthcare settings to address increase HIV screening of patients by opt-out screening methods, including pregnant women
Resource from Howard Brown Health describing what DoxyPEP is and how it can be used as a post-exposure preventative treatment for syphilis, chlamydia, and gonorrhea. This resource explores who should consider DoxyPEP, how to get it, how to take it,
Resource detailing what DoxyPEP is and how it can be used for STI prevention. Though geared towards people living in the UK, this resource provides useful, in-depth information about DoxyPEP.
University of Alabama at Birmingham presentation accompanying a webinar that addresses testing, linkage to care, and early retention in HIV medical care.
CFAR University of Alabama at BirminghamDate: 2012-06-01
The National HIV Curriculum is a series of trainings on HIV/AIDS put on by AIDS Education and Training Center Program and led by the University of Washington.
Zheng et. al. article published in Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care examining the interrelated factors that cause physicians not to offer HIV testing routinely.
Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS CareDate: 2014-06-24
Southeast AIDS Training and Education Center quick reference guide providing helpful information and references regarding HIV testing for pregnant women.
Southeast AIDS Training and Education CenterDate: 2011-09-01
HIV.gov’s resource that covers basic information about pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, including what it is, what types are available, and how to get it.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention handout containing frequently asked questions and corresponding answers about the revised recommendations for HIV testing.
Webinar that discusses LGBT topics including Transgender Health, Racial and Ethnic LGBT Minority Health, Gay/Bisexual Men’s Health, and LBTQ Women’s Health.
National Coalition for LGBT HealthDate: 2015-03-25