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Information about different HIV testing technologies, including their accuracy in the context of recent infection. Antibody/antigen laboratory tests are extremely accurate, while point-of-care (rapid) tests, self-testing and self-sampling services are more convenient for many people.

Exposure to HIV through medical procedures

Karnataka becomes the 1st State to adopt Nucleic Acid Testing (NAT)

Editor's pick
Mangalorean
15 March 2011
Self-testing & home testing

Self-testing for HIV proves highly acceptable in Malawi

News
28 February 2011
Diagnosing infants & children

India: New method found effective in diagnosing HIV in children

Editor's pick
Times of India
28 January 2011
Improving HIV care

Firm develops early HIV diagnosis system for Kenyan infants

Editor's pick
Business Daily Africa
16 December 2010
Diagnosing infants & children

New York Announces Updated Infant HIV Diagnosing Guidelines

Editor's pick
The AIDS Beacon
8 December 2010
Types of HIV tests

The Vancouver Sun Reports: Rapid HIV Test Gets FDA Approval

Editor's pick
Moreover.com HIV/AIDS feed
2 December 2010
HIV testing policies & guidelines

Australia: Experts pushing for rapid HIV testing

Editor's pick
The Age
29 November 2010
Types of HIV tests

OraSure gets FDA approval to conduct final phase of studies for Over-the-Counter HIV Test

Editor's pick
Market Watch
23 November 2010
HIV testing policies & guidelines

NICE to recommend more HIV testing in primary care and in community settings

News
8 October 2010
Epidemiology

Nucleic acid testing can boost number of HIV infections detected in the community

News
18 June 2010
Types of HIV tests

HIV testing technology in US needs to change or risk missing acute infections

News
26 June 2009
Types of HIV tests

Detecting primary HIV infection in Africa without viral load test is possible

News
23 October 2007
Types of HIV tests

Rapid HIV tests: false positive risk without confirmatory test highlighted in Uganda

News
27 August 2007
HIV testing programmes & uptake

Opt-out HIV testing not efficient in US, suggests researcher

News
27 June 2007
Types of HIV tests

One in forty negative HIV tests in Malawi may mask acute infection, need for more sensitive testing

News
16 January 2007
HIV testing policies & guidelines

BHIVA: Rapid, community-based HIV antibody testing 'highly acceptable' (corrected)

News
24 October 2006
HIV testing programmes & uptake

Rapid tests boost HIV diagnosis rate in US

News
27 June 2006
Pregnancy, children & young people

Rapid antibody tests can diagnose HIV infection in infants almost as well as DNA PCR, South African study shows

News
19 June 2006
Types of HIV tests

IAS: Two studies suggest that it may be possible to screen for acute primary HIV infections in sub-Saharan Africa

News
28 July 2005
Types of HIV tests

UK study finds rapid HIV test safe, reliable, and cost effective

News
3 June 2004
Pregnancy and vertical transmission

Rapid HIV tests should be used on women in labour

News
28 January 2004