title: [AIDS; new developments. I. HIV tests: time for a more active policy].
abstract: Until recently, an HIV test was of limited importance for persons who had been at risk for HIV as effective drugs were not available. With the advent of a new generation of antiretroviral drugs with beneficial effect after early treatment, knowledge of the HIV serostatus has become of more importance to asymptomatic persons. There is no need for a mass screening campaign however, as there is no cure as yet.
authors.affiliation: GG en GD, divisie Volksgezondheid en Milieu, Amsterdam.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Coutinho
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents