Evaluation of HIV testing algorithms in Ethiopia: the role of the tie-breaker algorithm and weakly reacting test lines in contributing to a high rate of false positive HIV diagnoses.

Background: In Ethiopia a tiebreaker algorithm using 3 rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) in series is used to diagnose HIV. Discordant results between the first 2 RDTs are resolved by a third 'tiebreaker' RDT. Médecins Sans Frontières uses an alternate serial algorithm of 2 RDTs followed by a confirmati...

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Published in:	BMC Infectious Diseases Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 39 - 40
Main Authors:	Shanks, Leslie, Siddiqui, M Ruby, Kliescikova, Jarmila, Pearce, Neil, Ariti, Cono, Muluneh, Libsework, Pirou, Erwan, Ritmeijer, Koert, Masiga, Johnson, Abebe, Almaz
Format:	research Journal Article
Published:	BioMed Central 2015
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost