Web Resources

HIV Testing

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention
(CDC DHAP) Funds over 10,000 public testing sites, issues testing guidelines and counselor training protocols, and makes recommendations for surveillance policy in the United States. CDC HIV testing resources include:
- Advancing HIV Prevention: New Strategies for a Changing Epidemic
  An initiative aimed at reducing barriers to early diagnosis of HIV infection and increasing access to quality medical care, treatment, and ongoing prevention services for those diagnosed with HIV.
- General and Laboratory Considerations: Rapid Tests Available in the U.S.
  Detailed fact sheet of rapid HIV tests that are currently available in the United States.
- HIVtest.org
  Web resource that includes an HIV testing site locator, information on HIV counseling, testing, and referral, and resources for people who test positive.
- Rapid Testing
  CDC documents on rapid testing for HIV.
Food and Drug Administration Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
(FDA CBER) Regulatory agency responsible for licensing tests for HIV in the United States. Site includes a listing of all approved HIV, HTLV, and hepatitis tests, as well as a fact sheet on HIV home test kits.