Voluntary counseling and testing by nurse counselors: what is the role of routine repeated testing after a negative result?
Matambo, Ronnie; Dauya, Ethel; Mutswanga, Junior; Makanza, Eve; Chandiwana, Steven; Mason, Peter R; Butterworth, Anthony E; and Corbett, Elizabeth L
(2006)
Voluntary counseling and testing by nurse counselors: what is the role of routine repeated testing after a negative result?
Clinical infectious diseases, 42 (4).
pp. 569-571.
ISSN 1058-4838
DOI: 10.1086/499954
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.
Item Type | Article |
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ISI | 234742800020 |
Date Deposited | 17 Oct 2011 19:12 |
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3552-3181