Open AccessPerformance of an Alternative Laboratory-Based HIV Diagnostic Testing Algorithm Using HIV-1 RNA Viral Load
Author(s) -
Marc A. Pitasi,
Shilpa N. Patel,
Laura G. Wesolowski,
Silvina Masciotra,
Wei Luo,
S. Michele Owen,
Kevin P. Delaney
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/olq.0000000000001124
Subject(s) - viral load , medicine , algorithm , nucleic acid test , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , hiv diagnosis , turnaround time , antibody , immunology , virology , antiretroviral therapy , covid-19 , computer science , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , operating system
Since 2014, the recommended algorithm for laboratory diagnosis of HIV infection in the United States has consisted of an HIV-1/2 antigen/antibody (Ag/Ab) test followed by an HIV-1/2 antibody (Ab) differentiation test and, if necessary, a diagnostic HIV-1 nucleic acid test to resolve discordant or indeterminate results.