researchers expect the FAU technology to cost less than $5 per test. Current HIV tests, such as PCR-based assays, are costly, require expensive lab equipment, skilled technicians and reagents ($50 ...

Clinical testing confirmed 100% specificity, ensuring the device's accuracy for HIV diagnosis ... the time required compared ...

Current HIV tests, such as PCR-based assays, are costly, require expensive lab equipment, skilled technicians and reagents ($50 to $200 per test), making them unsuitable for self-testing.

£35 means we can empower more people living with HIV to challenge stigma with our information workshops, videos and broadcasts. Self-sampling and self-testing are ways to get tested for HIV at home.

David Rowlands examines the uptake of a HIV self testing kit in the UK – but finds the jury is still out on whether they can help people seek treatment earlier. After decades of living with HIV ...

Lynae Darbes, PhD, discusses what her research results mean when it comes to implementation of self-testing and counselling ...

The consolidated World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines on HIV testing services (HTS), published in July, recommend standardised HTS for correct diagnosis. David Rowlands examines the document ...

HIV testing is a key factor in HIV prevention in the USA. Individuals must be diagnosed to have the opportunity to access care, treatment and prevention services. HIV testing and knowledge of HIV ...

“My lab has been using PCR for more than two decades — initially for cancer testing, but in the past five years, we have seen a dramatic increase in PCR for microbiological testing,” he says.

He recalled testing for hepatitis B virus (HBV ... (which has been documented to more accurately measure some non-B HIV than PCR). His bDNA viral load indeed was considerably higher (10,295 ...

A more sensitive test in advanced stages of HIV The results showed that the stool test had a sensitivity of 23.7% and a specificity of 94.0%, compared with the reference standard.