HIV Testing After a First Positive Rapid Diagnostic Test: A Role for Nucleic Acid Testing?

Anne M NeilanJennifer E CohnJean-Francois LemaireEmma SacksRebecca AlbanKenneth A FreedbergRochelle P WalenskyAndrea L Ciaranello

Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2018)

We developed an open-access, Excel-based model simulating currently recommended and alternative algorithms for adult HIV testing as a preliminary investigation of trade-offs between accuracy and costs. Despite higher costs, simpler HIV testing algorithms incorporating point of care nucleic acid testing may improve outcomes and thus merit additional research and field testing.

Keyphrases

hiv testing
nucleic acid
men who have sex with men
machine learning
deep learning
human immunodeficiency virus
type diabetes
young adults
quantum dots