Acceptability and feasibility of HIV testing in general medicine by ELISA or rapid test from finger-stick whole blood.

CONCLUSION: Rapid testing from finger-stick whole blood is more acceptable and feasible than ELISA for routine universal HIV testing. A larger use of rapid tests, ideally free of charge, by general practitioners could reduce the pool of infected patients unaware of their status. PMID: 29478794 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29478794?dopt=Abstract

Source: Presse Medicale - February 22, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Demorat H, Lopes A, Chopin D, Delcey V, Clevenbergh P, Simoneau G, Evans J, Mouly S, Bergmann JF, Sellier P Tags: Presse Med Source Type: research

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