誰應該去做檢測？

1. 為了保護他人，供血者需要做常規HIV抗體檢測。手術病人也需要常規檢測，為的是保護其自身和手術醫生。按照其特殊主述不同，其他病人可能必須為確診而做病毒抗體檢測。為了保護其自身及其胎兒，孕婦也需要做檢測。
    
2. 一般的人如果有下列情形之一，應該考慮做檢測：
• 罹患諸如皰疹、軟性下疳或梅毒等性傳播疾病；
• 曾與HIV感染者發生性接觸；
• 曾與靜脈注射毒品者發生性接觸；
• 曾與某些也有其他性伴的人發生性接觸。

Who should get tested?

1. Blood donors are routinely tested for HIV antibodies, mainly for the protection of others. Surgery patients are also routinely tested for their own protection and that of their doctors. Other patients may have to be tested for diagnostic purposes, depending on their specific complaints. Pregnant women are tested for their own protection and that of their babies.
    
2. People in general should consider getting tested if they
• suffer from another STD such as genital herpes, chancroid, or syphilis,
• had sexual contact with an HIV-infected person,
• had sexual contact with an intravenous drug user,
• had sexual contact with someone who also had other sexual partners.