Comprehensive investigation of sources of misclassification errors in routine HIV testing in Zimbabwe

CONCLUSIONS: False-HIV-negative results were still common in Zimbabwe in 2017 and could be reduced with HIV testing algorithms that use RDTs with higher sensitivity under real-world conditions and greater practicality under busy clinic conditions, and by strengthening proficiency testing procedures in external quality assurance systems. New false-HIV-positive RDT results were infrequent but earlier errors in testing may have resulted in large numbers of uninfected individuals being on ART.PMID:33882190 | DOI:10.1002/jia2.25700
Source: Journal of the International AIDS Society - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Source Type: research