Indicator condition-guided HIV testing in Europe: a step forward to HIV control.

A new guidance document was published in November 2012 by ‘‘HIV in Europe’’, a pan-European initiative constituted by an independent group of experts with representation from civil society, policymakers, health professionals and European public health institutions. This initiative was started in Brussels in 2007 to promote early diagnosis and earlier care of the HIV infection across Europe. The document, ‘‘HIV indicator conditions: guidance for implementing HIV testing in health care settings’’ is an important step to ensure that people living with HIV enter care earlier in the course of their infection [1]. It was developed by a multidisciplinary panel of experts, because the active commitment of several medical specialties was considered an essential prerequisite for the successful implementation of the recommended approach.