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16 sie 2024 · Rapid HIV antibody tests used at the POC are valuable tools for screening for HIV, particularly in high-risk populations. In this study, we found that the third-generation rapid test used at the POC facilitated the diagnosis of 62 new HIV infections that were confirmed with fourth-generation algorithm testing.
HIV rapid tests are unitary assays used in clinical and non-clinical settings; they facilitate screening of HIV infection due to their technical simplicity and rapid results. The World Health Organisation (WHO) encourages more widespread use of these tests, in particular to extend HIV self-testing.
11 maj 2022 · This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to compare the field diagnostic performance of available HIV rapid test kits, cost-effectiveness, ease of use, and acceptability. Methods: PubMed and Web of Science were searched for publications on rapid HIV tests using blood specimens.
25 cze 2018 · The development of rapid point-of-care tests for HIV infection has greatly reduced the problem of failure to return for test results. Test manufacturers are now developing test kits that can test for two or even three diseases at the same time, multiple-disease test kits.
Interpretation: Self-testers can reliably and accurately do HIV rapid diagnostic tests, as compared with trained health-care workers. Errors in performance might be reduced through the improvement of rapid diagnostic tests for self-testing, particularly to make sample collection easier and to simplify instructions for use.
This report presents HIV self-testing (HIVST) as an innovative strategy with great potential to contribute to achieving the United Nations (UN) 90–90–90 targets by 2020.
tests provide presumptive identification of specimens that contain antibody to HIV. These enzyme immunsorbent assays (EIAs) or simple/rapid immuno-diagnostics are selected for their high sensitivity of detecting antibodies to HIV.
