Voluntary Counseling and Testing by Nurse Counselors: What Is the Role of Routine Repeated Testing after a Negative Result?
Open Access
- 15 February 2006
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 42 (4) , 569-571
- https://doi.org/10.1086/499954
Abstract
Three hundred eighty-eight human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–negative clients in Zimbabwe were retested at 3 months using 2 parallel rapid tests. One operator error (risk, 0.26%; 95% confidence interval, 0.0065%–1.4%) and no “true” seroconversions (upper 95% confidence limit, 0.96%) were detected. High-risk behavior was not significantly reduced. Policies recommending routine retesting need to be reconsidered.Keywords
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