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Point-of-care HIV RNA testing and immediate antiretroviral therapy initiation in young adults seeking out-patient care in Kenya.

Journal : AIDS (London, England)
Authors : Sanders EJ, Chirro O, Oduor C, Mangi J, Wahome E, Price MA, Gelderblom HC, van der Elst EM, Graham SM

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10.1097/QAD.0000000000002110 : DOI
30882493 : PMID
PMC6426340 : PMC-ID

: We evaluated outcomes of an HIV-1-testing intervention using rapid HIV tests followed by point-of-care Xpert Qual testing for HIV-1 RNA. Of 706 young urgent-care seeking participants evaluated, 24 (3.4%) had chronic HIV (antibody-positive), 3 (0.4%) acute HIV-1 (Qual-positive, antibody-negative), and 3 (0.4%) early HIV-1 infection (Qual-positive, antibody-discordant). Overall, 21 (70.0%) diagnosed patients started antiretroviral therapy after a median of 4 days (range 0-71). HIV-1 RNA testing led to an increase in confirmed diagnoses by 25%.