Improved HIV-1 incidence estimates using the BED capture enzyme immunoassay

2008151 citationsJournal Article

Authors

John W. Hargrove · Zvitambo Institute for Maternal and Child Health Research

Jean H. Humphrey · Zvitambo Institute for Maternal and Child Health Research

Kuda Mutasa · Zvitambo Institute for Maternal and Child Health Research

Bharat Parekh · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

J S McDougal · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Robert Ntozini · Zvitambo Institute for Maternal and Child Health Research

Abstract

The BED method can be used in an African setting, but further estimates of epsilon and of the window period are required, using large samples in a variety of circumstances, before its general utility can be gauged.

Topics & Keywords

HIV Research and Treatment HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: AIDS

Volume 22, Issue 4, pp. 511-518

DOI: 10.1097/qad.0b013e3282f2a960

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