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Spallanzani Institute – "Stanza 13" HIV Testing and PEP Clinic

Ambulatorio "Stanza 13" – Centro di Riferimento AIDS, INMI Lazzaro Spallanzani

Public sexual health clinic · Rome, Italy

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Appointment needed

From clinic website· 22 Sep 2026

Email stanza13@inmi.it or call 06 5517 0645.

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What will it cost?

Free for everyone, including visitors

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About

Rome's national infectious diseases institute runs a free clinic for HIV tests (rapid or lab, anonymous on request), rapid syphilis tests, PEP and PrEP assessment, with no prescription needed.

Why you might feel comfortable here

Anonymous testing available — Yes
The HIV test is confidential or, if you ask expressly, anonymous.

This clinic doesn’t advertise itself as LGBTQ+ friendly. Most clinics don’t, so this isn’t a sign that it’s unwelcoming. If you’ve been, tell us how you were treated.

Services

Rapid HIV test — Yes
Finger-prick or mouth swab; result in about 20 minutes.
Result in 15 to 20 minutes.
HIV lab test — Yes
Blood draw; result in days; picks up recent infection sooner than rapid tests.
Syphilis test — Yes
Blood test.
Rapid syphilis test.
Same-day results — Yes
Some or all results before you leave.
Rapid tests only.
PEP (after HIV exposure) — Yes
Emergency 28-day medicine; must start within 72 hours.
The clinic offers and manages PEP when indicated after a recent exposure. Roma Checkpoint's hospital list says PEP is available at Spallanzani around the clock; ask at the institute's admissions desk when the clinic is closed.
PrEP — start here — Yes
Can prescribe PrEP, including to visitors.
Assessment and start of PrEP for HIV-negative people at high risk. Plus, a community organisation, says the first visit is free.
HIV care & ART — Yes
Ongoing HIV treatment; can help if you run out of medication abroad.
Assessment and start of care for people newly diagnosed with HIV.

Results: Rapid tests in 15 to 20 minutes; lab test times not stated.

Booking, access & languages

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Email stanza13@inmi.it or call 06 5517 0645.

No referral required
You can come without a doctor’s referral.
The clinic says no prescription is needed.
Appointment required
You must book before coming.
Appointments by email or phone. For a possible exposure in the last 48 hours, say so when you contact them or go in person.
No account needed to book
You can book without registering.
Booking is by email or phone.
Anonymous option — Yes
You don’t have to give your name.
On express request.

Languages: Italian

Cost

ServiceWhoCost
All servicesEveryoneFree
The clinic says no prescription is needed and all its activities (HIV and syphilis tests, counselling, PEP, PrEP assessment) are offered free of charge. Visitors without an Italian health card should ask whether PEP or PrEP medicines are included.

Prices are shown in the local currency as stated by the source on the date shown. “Consultation” is often charged separately from tests.

Italy: good to know

  • PEP in this country. Italy's Ministry of Health and national health institute say PEP must start within 48 hours of the exposure, lasts four weeks and is prescribed by a specialist after a risk assessment. In Rome, the Spallanzani infectious diseases institute says its Stanza 13 clinic offers PEP free of charge and without a prescription; the community service Roma Checkpoint lists Spallanzani as providing PEP around the clock.
  • What visitors pay. Two public clinics in Rome publish what is free. San Gallicano's STI clinic says the visit and the tests and treatment for HIV, syphilis and gonorrhoea are free, while other STI tests carry the regional co-payment (ticket). Spallanzani's Stanza 13 says all its activities are free. Neither says whether this also applies to visitors without an Italian health card.

Emergency number: 112

Sources & last checked

Last checked 22 Sep 2026.

  • e1 · From clinic website · 22 Sep 2026 · www.inmi.it — Institute page: conventional and rapid HIV tests, confidential or anonymous on request, rapid syphilis tests, PEP, PrEP assessment, first care after a new HIV diagnosis, all free, no prescription, timetable, email and phone for appointments, address.
  • e2 · Listed by Roma Checkpoint (Gay Center / Arcigay Roma) · 19 Sep 2026 · romacheckpoint.com — Hospital list for Lazio: Spallanzani, Via Portuense 292 or Via Giacomo Folchi 6/A, by appointment, PEP available 24 hours, PrEP offered; timetable includes Saturday morning.
  • e3 · Listed by Plus aps (PrEP in Italia) · 19 Sep 2026 · www.plus-aps.it — List of PrEP centres: Spallanzani via stanza13@inmi.it, first visit free, same-day PrEP start possible, injectable option.

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