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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.

Types of HIV tests

Portable Device Provides Low-Cost Solution to HIV Detection

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Interesting Engineering
14 November 2018
PrEP science

Trying to prevent and diagnose HIV at the same time – a Catch-22?

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Daily Maverick
11 November 2018
Treatment guidelines

Focus on HIV-2 Infection: A Clinician Roundtable

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Infectious Disease Advisor
4 September 2018
Types of HIV tests

Catch device lets users in developing countries test themselves for HIV at home

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Dezeen
28 August 2018
Self-testing & home testing

Giving gay men self-test kits increases testing by 50% – but STI tests decrease

News
21 August 2018
HIV testing policies & guidelines

At AIDS 2018, a strong push for HIV self-testing. But is everyone on board?

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Devex
3 August 2018
Types of HIV tests

HIV self-testing is greatly preferred to clinic testing by young South African bi/gay men

News
2 July 2018
HIV testing programmes & uptake

Rwanda to allow pharmacies sell oral HIV self-testing kits

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Africanews
1 June 2018
HIV testing policies & guidelines

PrEP may make it hard to tell if someone has an HIV infection

News
23 May 2018
Diagnosing infants & children

Early HIV diagnosis in infants works in Africa, but the technology must spread to save lives

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Devex
23 February 2018
Types of HIV tests

Multi-disease testing offers new ways to streamline disease management, Unitaid report says

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Unitaid
2 February 2018
Types of HIV tests

A More Sensitive Saliva-Based HIV Test Is in the Works

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Poz
25 January 2018
Types of HIV tests

Alere Detect Effective as Rapid HIV-2 Test

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Infectious Disease Special Edition
7 December 2017
Types of HIV tests

CE Marking for world’s only integrated HIV Self-Test from Atomo Diagnostics

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Atomo press release
13 October 2017
Self-testing & home testing

MHRA seizes more than 100 unreliable HIV home-testing kits

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Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
22 August 2017
Self-testing & home testing

Can self-testing engage 'hard-to-reach' men with HIV testing?

News
25 July 2017
Types of HIV tests

OraSure Technologies Receives World Health Organization Prequalification of OraQuick® HIV Self-Test

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Orasure press release
22 July 2017
Retention & linkage to care

Gay men using HIV self-tests promptly seek confirmatory testing and linkage to care, New York data suggests

News
17 July 2017
Types of HIV tests

South Africa: First HIV test approved for home use to hit shelves

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The Citizen
12 May 2017
Types of HIV tests

Avoiding false positives: rapid HIV tests vary in their accuracy, so need to be used in combination

News
2 May 2017
Types of HIV tests

Point-of-care test performed on oral fluid failed to detect HIV-1 infection

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Healio
28 March 2017
HIV testing policies & guidelines

Simple risk score can identify gay men who may have acute HIV infection

News
7 March 2017
HIV testing policies & guidelines

Australia urged to fast-track approval of HIV self-testing devices

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Star Observer
7 February 2017
HIV testing programmes & uptake

Recommendations for the Rapid Expansion of HIV Self-Testing in Fast-Track Cities

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IAPAC
31 January 2017