Multi-centre evaluation of the Determine HIV Combo assay when used for point of care testing in a high risk clinic-based population.

Determine HIV Combo (DHC) is the first point of care assay designed to increase sensitivity in early infection by detecting both HIV antibody and antigen. We conducted a large multi-centre evaluation of DHC performance in Sydney sexual health clinics.We compared DHC performance (overall, by test com...

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Main Authors: Damian P Conway, Martin Holt, Anna McNulty, Deborah L Couldwell, Don E Smith, Stephen C Davies, Philip Cunningham, Phillip Keen, Rebecca Guy, Sydney Rapid HIV Test Study
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3979750?pdf=render