When the definitive history of AIDS is written, HIV testing will feature not only as a major
advance, but also as a metaphor for our uneasy approaches to the epidemic [1]. HIV testing …

Background UNAIDS has recently proposed a set of three ambitious targets that, if achieved,
are predicted to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030. The targets, known as 90-90-90, call for …

HIV testing is a crucial first step to accessing HIV prevention and treatment services and to
achieving the UNAIDS target of 95% of people living with HIV being aware of their status by …

Objectives To compare nationally representative trends in self‐reported uptake of HIV
testing and receipt of results in selected countries prior to treatment scale‐up. Methods …

Background Access to HIV diagnosis is life-saving; however the use of rapid diagnostic tests
in combination is vulnerable to wrongly diagnosing HIV infection when both screening tests …

BACKGROUND: Nearly 30 million people in sub-Saharan Africa are infected with HIV. While
recent commitment of resources from international donors is heartening, rational use of …

The future of HIV testing in eastern and southern Africa: Broader scope, targeted services |
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Background: UNAIDS aims for 90% of HIV-positive individuals to be diagnosed by 2020, but
few attempts have been made in developing countries to estimate the fraction of the HIV …

Knowledge of serologic status is required for the appropriate targeting of services and
interventions. Drs. Kevin De Cock, Rebecca Bunnell, and Jonathan Mermin discuss how the …

Background: Revised World Health Organization recommendations seek to increase HIV
testing. We assessed the need for expanded testing in South Africa by examining current …