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SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

USPSTF Recommendations for HIV Screening and PrEP

By Bob Kronemyer
There is “convincing evidence” that identification and early treatment of HIV infection “is of substantial benefit” in reducing the risk for AIDs-related events or death, according to an updated recommendation statement by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).

The findings underscore the importance of HIV screening in at-risk patients, and reaffirm that current methods of screening such patients “are highly accurate” in