Evaluation of diagnostic accuracy, feasibility and client preference for rapid oral fluid-based diagnosis of HIV infection in rural India.

BACKGROUND: Oral fluid-based rapid tests are promising for improving HIV diagnosis and screening. However, recent reports from the United States of false-positive results with the oral OraQuick ADVANCE HIV1/2 test have raised concerns about their performance in routine practice. We report a field ev...

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Main Authors: Nitika Pant Pai, Rajnish Joshi, Sandeep Dogra, Bharati Taksande, S P Kalantri, Madhukar Pai, Pratibha Narang, Jacqueline P Tulsky, Arthur L Reingold
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1838923?pdf=render