Rolling Out

Non-reactive HIV test might not mean what you think

Sample blood collection tube with HIV test label on HIV infection screening test form. (Photo credit: Shutterstock.com / Room's Studio) A non-reactive HIV test result generally means good news – you ...
STAT

HIV self-testing is easy, effective — and underutilized

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 ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Early HIV screening decreases transmission, IDSA study shows

Individuals who were recently infected with HIV are the most likely to transmit the virus to another, but early screening can help combat the spread of HIV, according to new research published in ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Cotesting for HIV, STIs Improved Screening Practices for HIV

The intervention increased HIV cotesting rates in urgent care and emergency departments, improving diagnosis and care linkage. Electronic prompts for HIV tests during STI evaluations led to ...

Study predicts HIV infections could rise 10% if CDC testing funds end

Timely HIV diagnosis and treatment are critical to preventing transmission. To help make this happen, the U.S. Centers for ...
Rolling Out

When your negative HIV test means you need another

Receiving a non-reactive HIV test result brings immense relief for most people, but understanding what this outcome truly means requires more than a simple celebration. While a negative result ...
Medscape

How Useful Is Universal Screening for HIV Infection?

Future Virology. 2014;9(2):131-145. Costs per tested patient and per new diagnosis have also been reported. Costs per patient tested ranged from US$10.16 to 76.73 with conventional (standard) testing ...
Medscape

Immunoassays for the Diagnosis of HIV: Meeting Future Needs by Enhancing the Quality of Testing

Predictive values may be defined as the likelihood that a result is correct. Predictive values depend on prevalence of the target analyte. NPVs of HIV tests and testing strategies are always high even ...
Healio

Point-of-care saliva testing raised HIV screening rate at adolescent clinic

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Point-of-care saliva testing can detect HIV in 20 minutes. HIV testing rates jumped from 12% to 55% at a clinic ...
WHYY

As Philly health providers push HIV testing, advocates stress the role of syringe services programs to keep infections down

Prevention Point Philadelphia in Kensington offers HIV testing every day. The organization also has the largest syringe services programs in the city. Kareem Mims, prevention health care coordinator ...
WKYT

AVOL Kentucky receives grant to expand HIV screening in addiction treatment programs

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - AVOL Kentucky received a four-year grant from Gilead Sciences Inc. to expand HIV and hepatitis C screening within addiction treatment programs across the commonwealth. The ...