| Title |
Repeat Confirmatory Testing for Persons with Discordant Whole Blood and Oral Fluid Rapid HIV Test Results: Findings from Post Marketing Surveillance
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, February 2008
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0001524 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Laura G. Wesolowski, Duncan A. MacKellar, Steven F. Ethridge, Julia H. Zhu, S. Michele Owen, Patrick S. Sullivan |
| Abstract |
Reactive oral fluid and whole blood rapid HIV tests must be followed with a confirmatory test (Western blot (WB), immunofluorescent assay (IFA) or approved nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT)). When the confirmatory result is negative or indeterminate (i.e. discordant with rapid result), repeat confirmatory testing should be conducted using a follow-up specimen. Previous reports have not described whether repeat testing adequately resolves the HIV-infection status of persons with discordant results. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 9% |
| Brazil | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 28 | 88% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 8 | 25% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 22% |
| Other | 4 | 13% |
| Professor | 3 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 4 | 13% |
| Unknown | 4 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 12 | 38% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 16% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 16% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 3% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 4 | 13% |
| Unknown | 4 | 13% |