Assessment of the performance regarding confirmatory diagnosis and initiation of antiretroviral therapy under a modified national HIV testing algorithm and pay-for-performance program in Taiwan

Assessment of the performance regarding confirmatory diagnosis and initiation of antiretroviral therapy under a modified national HIV testing algorithm and pay-for-performance program in Taiwan

Background: A pay-for-performance plan for rapid antiretroviral therapy (ART) commencement was initiated in 2018, while a modified testing algorithm offers immunochromatographic test (ICT) to replace Western blot (WB), and simultaneous testing with ICT and Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (NAAT) for...

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Main Authors: Yen-Fang Huang, Li-Chern Pan, Jyh-Yuan Yang, Yu-Hsin Liao, Hsin-Jou Su, Nai-Hwa Mei, Shiou-Pin Lin, Jen-Hsiu Shen, Yi-Chen Tsai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
Series:Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
Subjects:
HIV testing algorithm
Antiretroviral therapy
ART
Immunochromatographic test
Time to confirmatory diagnosis
Time to ART initiation
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