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Sensitivity and specificity of rapid HIV testing of pregnant women in India

DOI

50

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2003

Year

ArvindV Bhore, Jayagowri Sastry, Deepa S. Patke, Nikhil Gupte, P M Bulakh, S. S. Lele, Arpita Karmarkar, K E Bharucha, Aparna Nishikant Shrotri, Hemalata Pisal,
International Journal of STD & AIDS

Abstract

In this relatively low HIV prevalence population of pregnant women in India, the sensitivity of the rapid HIV tests varied, when compared to a dual EIA algorithm. In general, the specificity of all the rapid tests was excellent, with very few false positive HIV tests. Based upon these data, two different rapid HIV tests for screening pregnant women in India would be highly sensitive, with excellent specificity to reliably prevent inappropriate use of antiretroviral therapy for prevention of vertical HIV transmission.