• Self-identifies as at risk for HIV

• Engaged in sex work

• Injection drug use

• Sex partner of person infected with HIV or using injection drugs

• Sexually transmitted infection during pregnancy

• From a population with a high prevalence of HIV

  • e.g. recent incarceration or from an HIV-endemic country

To be done within 90 MINUTES of birth

• Complete blood count (CBC) with differential

• Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)

• Alanine aminotransferase (ALT)

• Bilirubin, total unconjugated and conjugated

• Urea

• Creatinine (Cr), serum

• Saliva swab CMV

• Infant Diagnostic HIV PCR: Send 2mL in one EDTA tube (lavender top) (PHSA Lab Serology Screening Requisition #00073506 Request Infant Diagnostic HIV PCR under Other Tests)

• Oak Tree Clinic staff (604-875-2250) are available to provide telephone advice Monday-Friday 08:30-16:30

• After 16:30 and on weekends, contact BC Children's Hospital (604-875-2161) and ask for the Pediatric Infectious Disease specialist on call

• Pre-printed order sets

• Guide for interpreting test results

• Oak Tree Clinic website