Primary Care Guide to Routine HIV Testing

HIV/AIDS is a serious, but preventable disease that can have improved outcomes with early diagnosis and treatment. Primary care providers are experts in prevention and early treatment. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that HIV testing be routinely incorporated into health care settings for patients aged 13 to 64 years. There has been much confusion and non-compliance with these recommendations. Primary care providers should understand the rationale behind these latest guidelines as well as their own states'/territories' regulations and laws around HIV testing to embrace these latest recommendations in order to provide their patients with the best possible care.