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;
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: https://doi.org/10.1086/499954
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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.
