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. 2019 Apr 1;33(5):923-926.
doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000002110.

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

Eduard J Sanders  1   2 , Oscar Chirro  1 , Clifford Oduor  1 , Juma Mangi  3 , Elizabeth Wahome  1 , Matthew A Price  4 , Hubert C Gelderblom  1 , Elisabeth M van der Elst  1 , Susan M Graham  1   5
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Point-of-care HIV RNA testing and immediate antiretroviral therapy initiation in young adults seeking out-patient care in Kenya

Eduard J Sanders et al. AIDS. .

Abstract

: 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%.

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