Suboptimal laboratory testing at preexposure prophylaxis initiation in the United States
CDC-recommended laboratory testing was suboptimal at PrEP initiation. Some PrEP users might have been tested for HIV by using only a point-of-care (POC) test to facilitate rapid PrEP initiation despite a recommendation to confirm with a laboratory-based test. Implementation of clinical decision supports with laboratory order sets tailored to each type of PrEP medication could increase adherence to CDC-recommended laboratory testing at PrEP initiation.
Authors
- Weiming Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9042-6202)
- Karen W. Hoover (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4942-7905)
- Rupa Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0329-7036)
- Athena P. Kourtis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1585-1310)
- Ya-Lin A. Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3137-8594)
Institutions
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- AIDS
- Published
- 2025-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/qad.0000000000004413
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.40