[Expert consensus on human immunodeficiency virus infection testing and diagnosis management].

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is still a serious public health problem worldwide. This consensus was organized by the Grassroots Inspection Technology Standardization Branch of China International Exchange and Promotive Association for Medical and Health Care, which generated by the national experts in AIDS related testing, public health and infectious diseases after three meetings. In the process of consensus formulation, experts combined the latest human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) related guidelines and research at home and abroad, and ensured the scientific and practical nature of the consensus through literature review, expert discussion, evidence grading, and consensus formation methods and processes. It mainly elaborates on the testing technology and updated standards for HIV infection, diagnosis and prevention strategies for HIV infection, recommendations for key populations to receive HIV infection testing, as well as the challenges and development directions faced by HIV infection testing. It aims to achieve the goal of ending the global AIDS epidemic by 2030, promote HIV screening, early diagnosis and early treatment of key groups as soon as possible, provide medical workers with scientific and normative guidance, improve the detection rate, diagnostic accuracy and management level of HIV infection, so as to improve the quality of life and prognosis of patients, promote the development of public health, and ultimately achieve effective HIV suppression.