Authors
Carlijn CE Jordans, Marta Vasylyev, Caroline Rae, Marie Louise Jakobsen, Anna Vassilenko, Nicolas Dauby, Anne Louise Grevsen, Stine Finne Jakobsen, Anne Raahauge, Karen Champenois, Emmanuelle Papot, Jakob J Malin, T Sonia Boender, Georg MN Behrens, Henning Gruell, Anja Neumann, Christoph D Spinner, Frederik Valbert, Karolina Akinosoglou, Evangelia G Kostaki, Silvia Nozza, Andrea Giacomelli, Giuseppe Lapadula, Maria Mazzitelli, Carlo Torti, Raimonda Matulionyte, Elzbieta Matulyte, Berend J Van Welzen, Kathryn S Hensley, Magdalena Thompson, Magdalena Ankiersztejn-Bartczak, Agata Skrzat-Klapaczyńska, Oana Săndulescu, Adrian Streinu-Cercel, Anca Streinu-Cercel, Viktor Daniel Miron, Anastasia Pokrovskaya, Anna Hachfeld, Antonina Dorokhina, Maryna Sukach, Emily Lord, Ann K Sullivan, Casper Rokx
Publication date
2022/12/1
Journal
Eurosurveillance
Volume
27
Issue
48
Pages
2200338
Publisher
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
Description
Background Adequate identification and testing of people at risk for HIV is fundamental for the HIV care continuum. A key strategy to improve timely testing is HIV indicator condition (IC) guided testing. Aim To evaluate the uptake of HIV testing recommendations in HIV IC-specific guidelines in European countries. Methods Between 2019 and 2021, European HIV experts reviewed guideline databases to identify all national guidelines of 62 HIV ICs. The proportion of HIV IC guidelines recommending HIV testing was reported, stratified by subgroup (HIV IC, country, eastern/western Europe, achievement of 90–90–90 goals and medical specialty). Results Of 30 invited European countries, 15 participated. A total of 791 HIV IC guidelines were identified: median 47 (IQR: 38–68) per country. Association with HIV was reported in 69% (545/791) of the guidelines, and 46% (366/791) recommended HIV testing, while 42 …
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