The failure of routine rapid HIV testing: a case study of improving low sensitivity in the field

• Main Authors: de Azevedo Virginia (Author), Hardie Diana (Author), Chopra Mickey (Author), Mathews Catherine (Author), Wolpaw Benjamin J (Author), Jennings Karen (Author), Lurie Mark N (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2010-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The rapid HIV antibody test is the diagnostic tool of choice in low and middle-income countries. Previous evidence suggests that rapid HIV diagnostic tests may underperform in the field, failing to detect a substantial number of infe...