The Deadliest Catch: Fishing for HIV in New Waters

摘要

In this issue, Walensky and colleagues report one emergency department's experience with rapid oral HIV screening. Most of the positive test results were false positive; therefore, the authors cautioned against use of oral HIV testing and recommended tempering expectations about the accuracy of these tests in low-prevalence settings. Yet, early detection and treatment remains our best hope to stop the spread of HIV, and screening for HIV in acute care settings just might be the right strategy.