Evaluation of three brands of rapid tests against blood samples for the detection of antibodies against HIV
One of the important factors to reduce the spread of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Peru is the accessibility of diagnosis through rapid tests (RP), which are applied even in the most remote communities. However, during the five years 2011 - 2015, health establishments acquired and used m...
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| author | Ronal Briceño Espinoza Soledad Romero Ruiz Fany Cárdenas Bustmante Eduardo Fernando Miranda Ulloa |
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| description | One of the important factors to reduce the spread of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Peru is the accessibility of diagnosis through rapid tests (RP), which are applied even in the most remote communities. However, during the five years 2011 - 2015, health establishments acquired and used more than 10 different brands, generating confusion in applying the methodology described in the inserts and consequently erroneous results (false positives and false negatives). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d01ca90df2494e6d953936832c0724272022-12-21T23:50:44ZspaUniversidad Ricardo PalmaRevista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana1814-54692308-05312021-06-0121367767910.25176/RFMH.v21i3.3941Evaluation of three brands of rapid tests against blood samples for the detection of antibodies against HIVRonal Briceño Espinozahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0161-5782Soledad Romero Ruizhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1360-9582Fany Cárdenas Bustmantehttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4541-275XEduardo Fernando Miranda Ulloahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5687-5437One of the important factors to reduce the spread of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Peru is the accessibility of diagnosis through rapid tests (RP), which are applied even in the most remote communities. However, during the five years 2011 - 2015, health establishments acquired and used more than 10 different brands, generating confusion in applying the methodology described in the inserts and consequently erroneous results (false positives and false negatives).http://revistas.urp.edu.pe/index.php/RFMH/article/view/3941 |
| spellingShingle | Ronal Briceño Espinoza Soledad Romero Ruiz Fany Cárdenas Bustmante Eduardo Fernando Miranda Ulloa Evaluation of three brands of rapid tests against blood samples for the detection of antibodies against HIV Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana |
| title | Evaluation of three brands of rapid tests against blood samples for the detection of antibodies against HIV |
| title_full | Evaluation of three brands of rapid tests against blood samples for the detection of antibodies against HIV |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of three brands of rapid tests against blood samples for the detection of antibodies against HIV |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of three brands of rapid tests against blood samples for the detection of antibodies against HIV |
| title_short | Evaluation of three brands of rapid tests against blood samples for the detection of antibodies against HIV |
| title_sort | evaluation of three brands of rapid tests against blood samples for the detection of antibodies against hiv |
| url | http://revistas.urp.edu.pe/index.php/RFMH/article/view/3941 |
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