Evaluation of Blood-Based Antibody Rapid Testing for HIV Early Therapy: A Meta-Analysis of the Evidence

Evaluation of Blood-Based Antibody Rapid Testing for HIV Early Therapy: A Meta-Analysis of the Evidence

BackgroundWestern blot (WB) assay is considered the gold standard test for HIV infection confirmation. However, it requires technical expertise and is quite time-consuming. WHO recommends blood-based rapid diagnosis to achieve same-day test and treatment. However, this rapid testing strategy has not...

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Main Authors: Xiaojie Huang, Xinchao Liu, Jieqing Chen, Yugang Bao, Jianhua Hou, Xiaofan Lu, Wei Xia, Huan Xia, Aixin Song, Zhiying Liu, Bin Su, Hui Chen, Yaokai Chen, Hao Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
western blot
rapid test
HIV
early therapy
meta-analysis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2018.01458/full

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