These recommendations for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing are intended for all health-care providers in the public and private sectors, including those working in hospital emergency departments, urgent care clinics, inpatient services, substance abuse treatment clinics, public health clinics, community clinics, correctional health-care facilities, and primary care settings.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Recommendations and Reports [Internet]. 2006 Sep 22 [cited 2013 Jan 15]; Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing of Adults, Adolescents, and Pregnant Women in Health-Care Settings Atlanta (GA): Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Available from http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5514a1.htm