The performance characteristics of a sequential rapid HIV-testing algorithm were poorer than anticipated in a Ugandan study, perhaps due to false-positive results from tests with "faint bands." Rapid ...

Rapid HIV testing has transformed the diagnostic landscape in settings where laboratory infrastructure is scarce, enabling same-day results, timely linkage to care and streamlined treatment initiation ...

MADRID — Rapid tests for the detection of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) shorten the window period to 2 or 3 weeks, and self-tests are as reliable and accurate as those carried out by ...

Researchers at Tulane have developed a new and rapid test that can detect both HIV and tuberculosis at the same time with just a small amount of blood. In a paper published in Clinical Chemistry, ...

FDA approves first rapid test for HIV Earlier diagnosis may also help to reduce additional HIV transmission. HealthDay News — The FDA has approved the first rapid diagnostic test to detect the HIV-1 ...

Assoumou is an infectious diseases physician-scientist at Boston Medical Center. Miller is a research data associate within Dr. Assoumou’s I-CARE (Infectious Complications Assessment and Research) lab ...

The government targets to end HIV by 2030, a time when more than1.3 million Kenyans are living with the disease, with 22,154 new infections reported last year. As Kenya races against time to eradicate ...

News about the quality of HIV test kits in Kenya has the potential to unsettle any previous and recent users. The mortal fear that one might have unwittingly exposed themselves to HIV is ...