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. 2017 Aug 1;65(3):522-525.
doi: 10.1093/cid/cix341.

The Cost of Not Retesting: Human Immunodeficiency Virus Misdiagnosis in the Antiretroviral Therapy "Test-and-Offer" Era

Jeffrey W Eaton  1 , Cheryl C Johnson  2 , Simon Gregson  1   3
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The Cost of Not Retesting: Human Immunodeficiency Virus Misdiagnosis in the Antiretroviral Therapy "Test-and-Offer" Era

Jeffrey W Eaton et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

Abstract

We compared estimated costs of retesting human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive persons before antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation to the costs of ART provision to misdiagnosed HIV-negative persons. Savings from averted unnecessary ART costs were greater than retesting costs within 1 year using assumptions representative of HIV testing performance in programmatic settings. Countries should implement re-testing before ART initiation.

Keywords: HIV testing; antiretroviral treatment; cost-benefit analysis; misdiagnosis.

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