Finger-stick whole blood HIV-1/-2 home-use tests are more sensitive than oral fluid-based in-home HIV tests.

BACKGROUND:Several countries have recently recommended the expansion of anti-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody testing, including self-testing with rapid tests using oral fluid (OF). Several tests have been proposed for at-home use, but their diagnostic accuracy has not been fully evaluate...

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Main Authors: Marie Jaspard, Gwenaël Le Moal, Mariam Saberan-Roncato, David Plainchamp, Aurélie Langlois, Pascale Camps, Aurélie Guigon, Laurent Hocqueloux, Thierry Prazuck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4074152?pdf=render