Clinicians Often Fail to Test for HIV After Diagnosing AIDS-Defining Illnesses, U.S. Study Suggests (February 11, 2009)
Judy Chen, M.D., M.S.H.S., presents an analysis of 7,451 patients enrolled in private U.S. health insurance plans. The study found that clinicians frequently fail to even consider the possibility that a patient may be infected with HIV, even though the patient has been diagnosed with a potentially AIDS-defining event for which there often is virtually no other possible cause.
In The 16th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
Early Expiration May Be Cause of Unusually High False-Positive Rates on OraQuick Rapid HIV Tests, Study Finds (February 11, 2009)
Experts have long been mystified by the sporadic clusters of false-positive results when using the OraQuick Advance Rapid HIV-1/2 Antibody Test. But Shelley Facente, M.P.H., and other researchers in California may have found the culprit: The tests appear to significantly lose their specificity as they near their expiration date.
In The 16th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
New Testing for Very Early HIV Diagnosis (February 27, 2004) [Archived Article]
Two relatively new HIV testing methods seek to detect the virus even earlier than common HIV-antibody tests.
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
Unique HIV Testing Program in North Carolina (February 9, 2004) [Archived Article]
A novel program known as STAT discovers an ongoing HIV outbreak among college students.
In The 11th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO