A single pathway for HIV testing and therapy

CAP Today Online Article: “A single pathway for HIV testing and therapy”

Introduction:
By revealing the value of a diagnostic algorithm using quantitative RNA as the second test to confirm reactive HIV screening results, Daniel Gromer, MD, and colleagues say their simulation modeling suggests clinical improvement over the standard-of-care algorithm, and at lower cost if HIV specimen positivity is high.

Authors:
Anne Paxton is a writer and attorney in Seattle.
Daniel Gromer, MD; Bernard Branson, MD; Paul Sax, MD; Anne Neilan, MD, MPH; Maya Hajny Fernandez; Michael Mina, MD, PhD; David Paltiel, MBA, PhD; and Emily Hyle, MD, MSc.

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