Rapid Oral Fluid HIV Antibody Testing in Exposed Babies: A Diagnostic Study

Abstract

Aims: The usefulness of rapid oral fluid HIV antibody tests has rarely been evaluated in exposed babies. Study Design: A diagnostic survey comparing the performance of oral fluid HIV antibody test and the routine rapid blood screening test.

An update on the HIV treatment cascade in children and adolescents

“…Monitoring of viral loads has received a boost from the recent drastic reduction in the price of tests. Outcomes of ART in different populations the performance of a rapid oral fluid antibody test with an HIV DNA PCR [15]. The oral test had a sensitivity of 93.3% and a negative predictive value of 98.7%.…”