Causes of false-positive HIV rapid diagnostic test results
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Causes of false-positive HIV rapid diagnostic test results.
HIV rapid diagnostic tests have enabled widespread implementation of HIV programs in resource-limited settings. If the tests used in the diagnostic algorithm are susceptible to the same cause for false positivity, a false-positive diagnosis may result in devastating consequences. In resource-limited settings, the lack of routine confirmatory testing, compounded by incorrect interpretation of we...
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عنوان ژورنال: Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1478-7210,1744-8336
DOI: 10.1586/14787210.2014.866516