Feasibility of testing antibodies to HIV from filter paper using HIV rapid test kits

Feasibility of testing antibodies to HIV from filter paper using HIV rapid test kits

HIV rapid tests are widely used in resource limited settings. Dried blood spots on filter paper are an easy way to collect and transport blood samples from a remote area to a testing facility at ambient temperatures. Our objective was to evaluate the technical possibility of testing antibodies to HIV from filter paper using HIV rapid tests kits. Dried blood spots on filter paper were obtained f...

HIV Rapid Diagnostic Test Inventories in Zambézia Province, Mozambique: A Tale of 2 Test Kits

Background The first pillar of the UNAIDS 90-90-90 goal seeks to accurately identify persons living with HIV (PLHIV), a process that is predicated on facilities having the necessary HIV tests available to perform the task. In many rural settings, the identification of PLHIV is accomplished through a two-step process involving the sequential use of 2 separate rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs)....

Point-of-care HIV testing using rapid HIV test kits: guidance for health-care professionals.

Accuracy and User-Acceptability of HIV Self-Testing Using an Oral Fluid-Based HIV Rapid Test

BACKGROUND The United States FDA approved an over-the-counter HIV self-test, to facilitate increased HIV testing and earlier linkage to care. We assessed the accuracy of self-testing by untrained participants compared to healthcare worker (HCW) testing, participants' ability to interpret sample results and user-acceptability of self-tests in Singapore. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS A cross-s...

HIV testing to the test: does HIV testing promote HIV prevention in HIV-uninfected adults?

This journal is a member of and subscribes to the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics www.publicationethics.org Editor Jackie Cawsell (UK) BASHH Senior Editor Keith Radcliffe (UK) BASHH Column Editor Daniel Richardson (UK) Associate Editors Sevgi Aral (USA) Stefan Baral (USA) Adam Bourne (UK) Gary Brook (UK) Richard De Visser (UK) Henri de Vries (Netherlands) Claudia Estcourt (UK)...