| Title | Routine human immunodeficiency virus testing: an economic evaluation of current guidelines. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2005 |
| Authors | Walensky, Rochelle P., Milton C. Weinstein, April D. Kimmel, George R. Seage, Elena Losina, Paul E. Sax, Hong Zhang, Heather E. Smith, Kenneth A. Freedberg, and David A. Paltiel |
| Journal | The American journal of medicine |
| Volume | 118 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pagination | 292-300 |
| Date Published | 2005 Mar |
| ISSN | 0002-9343 |
| Keywords | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.), Cost-Benefit Analysis, Female, Guidelines as Topic, HIV, HIV Infections, Humans, Male, Mass Screening, Middle Aged, Sensitivity and Specificity, United States |
| Abstract | 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. |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1524-4733.2010.00763.x |
| Alternate Journal | Am. J. Med. |
