WHEN TO PERFORM HIV TESTING
Healthcare professionals are encouraged to offer HIV testing to patients presenting with HIV indicator conditions.
Additionally, HIV testing is recommended for individuals with specific risk factors for HIV infection, including men and transgender individuals who engage in sexual activity with men, individuals with multiple sexual partners who do not consistently use condoms, people who inject drugs, persons originating from, or with partners from, regions with a high prevalence of HIV, recipients of unscreened blood or donor products, sex workers, and the sexual partners of individuals within these high-risk categories
It is noteworthy that HIV tests can reliably detect an HIV infection six weeks post-exposure. Testing conducted within the first six weeks after a high-risk exposure may yield a false-negative result. In such cases, it is advisable to repeat the HIV test at a later date to confirm the diagnosis.
Moreover, a follow-up test is strongly recommended when an initial test result is negative, but clinical suspicion of HIV infection persists, particularly six weeks or longer after the potential exposure.
DISCOVER WHEN TESTING FOR HIV IS RECOMMENDED
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Conditions
CONDITIONS WITH AN UNDIAGNOSTIC HIV PREVALENCE OF >0.1%
HIV testing is strongly recommended
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Conditions
FAILURE TO IDENTIFY HIV INFECTION HAS
MAJOR CONSEQUENCES FOR THE INDIVIDUAL
Testing for HIV is recommended