HIV Testing and Diagnosis
Summary
- HIV Testing Algorithm
- Antibody testing is the gold-standard screening test for HIV infection
- Current recommendations are that initial testing be performed with a fourth-generation immunoassay and for the results to be confirmed with an immunoassay that differentiates HIV-1 antibodies from HIV-2 antibodies (Figure 1) (Management Guidelines)[CDC HIV Testing]
- Advent of rapid HIV tests has enabled clinicians to make a preliminary diagnosis of HIV infection within 30 minutes or less
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Keywords: Screening and Diagnosis, Tests and Assays