Can oral fluid testing be used to replace blood-based HIV rapid testing to improve access to diagnosis in South Africa?

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2009 Aug 15;51(5):646-8; author reply 648-9. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181a448ac.
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Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Evaluation Study
  • Letter
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • AIDS Serodiagnosis / methods*
  • AIDS Serodiagnosis / statistics & numerical data
  • Cohort Studies
  • Developing Countries
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • HIV Infections / diagnosis*
  • HIV Infections / virology
  • HIV-1 / classification
  • Health Services Accessibility
  • Humans
  • Saliva / virology*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • South Africa