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Test all adults aged 15 to 65 for HIV, recommends task force

BMJ 2012; 345 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.e7944 (Published 21 November 2012) Cite this as: BMJ 2012;345:e7944
  1. Edward Davies
  1. 1New York

A government task force has drafted a recommendation that everyone in the United States aged between 15 and 65 should be tested for HIV, in an effort to curb transmission and to get treatment to those already infected.

The US Preventive Services Task Force said that its draft recommendation, which is also aimed at all pregnant girls and women, seeks to …

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