Discordant rapid HIV tests: lessons from a low ‐resource community

ConclusionsWhen the sample occurrence of discordance between the first and second tests is below 5%, discordant rapid tests in an adult with sexual risk behaviour should trigger strong suspicion of early HIV infection in low HIV prevalence populations.

Source: HIV Medicine - July 31, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: AA Adetunji, MA Kuti, RA Audu, SA Muyibi, M Imhansoloeva, OA Mosuro, EA Solanke, OM Akpa, AE Irabor, MMA Ladipo, B Berzins, K Robertson, A Ogunniyi, IF Adewole, BO Taiwo Tags: Short Communication Source Type: research