Sample blood collection tube with HIV test label on HIV infection screening test form. (Photo credit: Shutterstock.com / Room's Studio) A non-reactive HIV test result generally means good news – you ...

Assoumou is an infectious diseases physician-scientist at Boston Medical Center. Miller is a research data associate within Dr. Assoumou’s I-CARE (Infectious Complications Assessment and Research) lab ...

Individuals who were recently infected with HIV are the most likely to transmit the virus to another, but early screening can help combat the spread of HIV, according to new research published in ...

Receiving a non-reactive HIV test result brings immense relief for most people, but understanding what this outcome truly means requires more than a simple celebration. While a negative result ...

The intervention increased HIV cotesting rates in urgent care and emergency departments, improving diagnosis and care linkage. Electronic prompts for HIV tests during STI evaluations led to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Point-of-care saliva testing can detect HIV in 20 minutes. HIV testing rates jumped from 12% to 55% at a clinic ...

Predictive values may be defined as the likelihood that a result is correct. Predictive values depend on prevalence of the target analyte. NPVs of HIV tests and testing strategies are always high even ...

An increasing number of U.S. states have passed laws that allow health care providers – including doctors, nurses and ...