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Article: CDC posts new HIV testing, referral guidelines: one set addresses pregnant women.(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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- TB Monitor
- Article date:
- January 1, 2002
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New HIV testing guidelines released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta include strategies for increasing early testing of at-risk people and universal HIV testing of pregnant women.
"Over the course of time, we've ended up with a document that describes state-of-the-art HIV testing, counseling, and referral services," says Ken Hunt, senior public health advisor in the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention.
The guidelines have been in development for nearly three years. CDC officials have taken pains to include various expert opinions and incorporate public comments into the guidelines. They also use information provided at ...