AAFP, USPSTF Recommend Routine HIV Screening but Differ on Age to Begin

Although the AAFP and the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) each have issued new recommendations calling for routine screening of normal-risk adolescents and adults for HIV infection, the two organizations differ regarding the recommended age at which routine screening should begin. According to the USPSTF's recommendation, physicians and other health professionals should screen all adolescents and adults ages 15-65 for HIV infection, as well as younger adolescents and older adults who are at increased risk for contracting the disease. The Academy's recommendation, however, is that routine screening should not begin until age 18.
Source: AAFP Health of the Public - Category: Primary Care Source Type: news