title: To screen or not to screen for HIV in pregnant women. Pros and cons of routine screening and use of home test kits.
abstract: Emotions run high when it comes to who should and who should not be tested for HIV. Now, as the debate heats up over screening of all pregnant women and their babies, primary care physicians may find themselves caught in the fray. Recent approval of home HIV test kits allows patients to test themselves, but can the results be trusted? Dr. Wong summarizes the contentious issues, looks at the debate from both sides, provides supportive documentation when available, and points out the "knowledge gaps."
authors.affiliation: Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA. wong@osler.wustl.edu
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Wong
mesh_terms: D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical / Q000517:prevention & control; D008403:Mass Screening; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
chemical_list: D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic