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Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2001;155:761-762.

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WHILE THE United States has made significant headway in its efforts to reduce the rate of pregnancy in adolescents,¹ the same cannot yet be said for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention efforts for adolescents. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Atlanta, Ga), approximately 37% of reported HIV infections in the United States occur among adolescents and young adults (I am assuming that many individuals who are diagnosed between the ages of 25 and 29 years were infected when they were younger than 25 years).² This, coupled with the fact that many at-risk adolescents and young adults remain untested and undiagnosed, lends urgency to efforts to improve testing services for this population.

In this issue, Peralta and colleagues³ at the University of Maryland (Baltimore) provide a fascinating look at how adolescents assess various HIV tests. The results, if confirmed by others studying differing populations, provide important information about . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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