Continuous quality monitoring in the field: an evaluation of the performance of the Fio Deki Reader™ for rapid HIV testing in South Africa.

The Deki Reader provides an option for improved and reliable quality assessment for rapid diagnosis of HIV using RDTs to enhance the quality of healthcare at the point-of-care. However, the introduction of new RDTs and modification of current algorithms necessitates ongoing and agile RDT reader adjustments, which will require cost modelling to ensure sustainability of devices implemented into national HIV programs.