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Article: Persons Tested for HIV - United States, 2006
- Article from:
- MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Article date:
- August 8, 2008
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CopyrightCopyright U.S. Center for Disease Control Aug 8, 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Early diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection enables infected persons to obtain medical care that can improve the quality and length of their lives and adopt behaviors to prevent further HIV transmission. However, at the end of 2003, approximately one fourth of the estimated 1 million persons living with HIV remained unaware of their infection (1). Among all persons with HIV infection diagnosed in 2005, 38% received a diagnosis of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) within 1 year of their first positive HIV test (2). To reduce the number of persons with undiagnosed HIV infection, CDC issued recommendations in September 2006 to implement HIV screening as part of ...