%0 Journal Article %J The American journal of medicine %D 2005 %T Routine human immunodeficiency virus testing: an economic evaluation of current guidelines. %A Walensky, Rochelle P %A Weinstein, Milton C %A Kimmel, April D %A Seage, George R %A Losina, Elena %A Sax, Paul E %A Zhang, Hong %A Smith, Heather E %A Freedberg, Kenneth A %A Paltiel, A David %K Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) %K Cost-Benefit Analysis %K Female %K Guidelines as Topic %K HIV %K HIV Infections %K Humans %K Male %K Mass Screening %K Middle Aged %K Sensitivity and Specificity %K United States %N 3 %P 292-300 %R 10.1111/j.1524-4733.2010.00763.x %V 118 %X The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines recommend human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) counseling, testing, and referral for all patients in hospitals with an HIV prevalence of >or=1%. The 1% screening threshold has not been critically examined since HIV became effectively treatable in 1995. Our objective was to evaluate the clinical effect and cost-effectiveness of current guidelines and of alternate HIV prevalence thresholds. %8 2005 Mar