HIV Testing: Research
- Utilizing the Internet to Test for Sexually Transmitted Infections: Results of a Survey and Accuracy Testing (May 12, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Pilot of Non-Invasive (Oral Fluid) Testing for HIV Within a Community Setting (April 26, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Community Benefits of "Test and Treat" (Winter/Spring 2010)
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In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
On TheBodyPRO.com
- News Outlets Examine Development of Low-Cost Diagnostic Tool, Infectious Disease Surveillance (February 26, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- AAAS Meeting Examines Test-and-Treat Model's Potential for Fighting HIV Spread, TB Co-Infection (February 22, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
On TheBodyPRO.com
- Costs and Effectiveness of Partner Counseling and Referral Services With Rapid Testing for HIV in Colorado and Louisiana, U.S. (November 4, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
On TheBodyPRO.com
- Implementation of and Barriers to Routine HIV Screening for Adolescents (November 4, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
On TheBodyPRO.com
- The Evolution of HIV Testing in the U.S.: Are We at the Cusp of a New Era? (September 12, 2009)
In The 49th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, from TheBody.com
On TheBodyPRO.com
- Opting Out Increases HIV Testing in a Large Sexually Transmitted Infections Outpatient Clinic (August 28, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Study Looks at HIV Testing Attitudes, Practices of Residents in Chicago Communities (August 28, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Effects of Written Informed Consent Requirements on HIV Testing Rates: Evidence From a Natural Experiment (August 24, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
On TheBodyPRO.com
- Late HIV Testing -- 34 States, 1996-2005 (June 26, 2009)
In Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
On TheBodyPRO.com
- HIV Testing Among High School Students -- United States, 2007 (June 26, 2009)
In Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
On TheBodyPRO.com
- Also In Global Health News: HIV-Positive Students In Taiwan; U. K. Commitment To Zimbabwe; Scientists Discover Faster, Cheaper HIV Test, How Schistosomiasis Drug Works; Africa's Male Circumcision Programs (June 25, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Perceived Everyday Racism, Residential Segregation, and HIV Testing Among Patients at a U.S. STD Clinic (May 27, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
On TheBodyPRO.com
- An Evaluation of Routine HIV Testing and Its Impact on HAART Initiation (May 14, 2009)
A discussion with Bonnie Goldman, Editorial Director, The Body PRO.
From TheBodyPRO.com
- Study: Normalizing HIV Testing in a Busy Urban Sexually Transmitted Infections Clinic (April 3, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Rapid HIV Antibody Testing May Have Limitations in a Population With High Incidence of HIV (February 11, 2009)
An interview with Joanne Stekler, M.D.
In 16th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from TheBodyPRO.com
- Clinicians Often Fail to Test for HIV After Diagnosing AIDS-Defining Illnesses, U.S. Study Suggests (February 11, 2009)
Judy Chen, M.D., M.S.H.S., presents an analysis of 7,451 patients enrolled in private U.S. health insurance plans. The study found that clinicians frequently fail to even consider the possibility that a patient may be infected with HIV, even though the patient has been diagnosed with a potentially AIDS-defining event for which there often is virtually no other possible cause.
In The 16th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from TheBodyPRO.com
- Early Expiration May Be Cause of Unusually High False-Positive Rates on OraQuick Rapid HIV Tests, Study Finds (February 11, 2009)
Experts have long been mystified by the sporadic clusters of false-positive results when using the OraQuick Advance Rapid HIV-1/2 Antibody Test. But Shelley Facente, M.P.H., and other researchers in California may have found the culprit: The tests appear to significantly lose their specificity as they near their expiration date.
In The 16th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from TheBodyPRO.com
- Opt-Out Testing for Human Immunodeficiency Virus in the U.S. (August 27, 2008)
In Journal of the American Medical Association
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