Sexually transmitted diseases
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Increased awareness of HIV serostatus is a cornerstone of HIV prevention efforts. Thus, routine HIV testing in clinical settings has been identified as a priority. We report on our experience with making rapid HIV testing a routine procedure in a large STI clinic. ⋯ After the introduction of several changes in clinic procedures, we experienced an increase HIV testing uptake relative to routine syphilis testing. In STI clinics, HIV testing can be made as normal as other routine STI testing.