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: Simon Gregson Louisa Moorhouse Tawanda Dadirai Haynes Sheppard Justin Mayini Nadine Beckmann Morten Skovdal Janet Dzangare Brian Moyo Rufurwokuda Maswera Benjamin A Pinsky Sungano Mharakurwa Ian Francis Owen Mugurungi Constance Nyamukapa Source Type: research
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