Time for Oncologists to Opt In for Routine Opt-Out HIV Testing?

Should Australia consider opt-out HIV testing?

In 2012 and 2013, Australia had the highest incidence of HIV diagnoses in 20 years. 1 While there is no imminent threat of a generalised epidemic in Australia, the recent increase in HIV diagnoses reflects changing infection patterns that warrant an exploration of current testing practices. Opt-out HIV testing could decrease the number of undiagnosed infections and provide for timely connection...

Comparing HIV Case Detection in Prison During Opt-In vs. Opt-Out Testing Policies

REFERENCES 1. Chow EP, Gamagedara N, Bellhouse C, et al. HIV notification “Rate”: a more accurate and useful indicator to measure the HIV epidemic. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2015;70:e61–e62. 2. The White House Office of National AIDS Policy. National HIV/AIDS Strategy for the United States: Updated to 2020. Washington, D.C.; White House Office of National AIDS Policy: 2015. 3. CDC. HIV Surve...

Successful introduction of routine opt-out HIV testing in antenatal care in Botswana.

BACKGROUND Botswana has high HIV prevalence among pregnant women (37.4% in 2003) and provides free services for prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV. Nearly all pregnant women (>95%) have antenatal care (ANC) and deliver in hospital. Uptake of antenatal HIV testing was low from 1999 through 2003. In 2004, Botswana's President declared that HIV testing should be "routine but...

Opt in or opt out: what is optimal for prenatal screening for HIV infection?

Routine Opt-Out HIV Testing Strategies in a Female Jail Setting: A Prospective Controlled Trial

BACKGROUND Ten million Americans enter jails annually. The objective was to evaluate new CDC guidelines for routine opt-out HIV testing and examine the optimal time to implement routine opt-out HIV testing among newly incarcerated jail detainees. METHODS This prospective, controlled trial of routine opt-out HIV testing was conducted among 323 newly incarcerated female inmates in Connecticut's...