Diagnostics

One-step HIV test may be cheaper, faster, less wasteful

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, October 5th, 2003

A quick, readily available test for the AIDS virus that offers results in half an hour may not only be faster but also much cheaper than standard tests that take weeks to deliver results, a new study suggests. Using this one-step rapid test also means that clients know their HIV status immediately and don't have to return to the clinic for a later visit.

Donatus U. Ekwueme, PhD, of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta and colleagues analyzed costs of three HIV tests, comparing the standard counseling and testing method to two-step and one-step rapid-test methods. Previous research established that the rapid tests give results as accurate as the...

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