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Impact of Expanded HIV Screening
- Hartmut B. Krentz, PhD; and
- M. John Gill, MB, ChB, MSc
- From the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada.
TO THE EDITOR:
Paltiel and colleagues (1) have clearly described the cost-effectiveness of expanding rapid routine HIV screening to all adults, as promoted in the recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations (2). We modeled the predicted cost impact on the HIV care budget from transferring such recommendations into policy. Expanded screening should identify patients with undiagnosed HIV primarily in populations that are not currently targeted. Costs of HIV care …
