CDC: New HIV Transmission Often From Those Unaware of Infection
Most new HIV transmissions are from people who do not know they have HIV infection.
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HIV Risk and Testing Behaviors in Pregnant Women
HIV during the perinatal period in the US have declined over recent decades, but its prevalence rates in female adults and adolescents continues to rise.
More People Worldwide Now Know Their HIV Status
However, millions of people still do not know their status and do not have a suppressed viral load.
Targeted Hep C Testing Misses High Number of Cases in Prisons
Findings based on birth cohort, risk-based testing versus opt-out testing in prison system.
Real-World Data Show Rising HCV Epidemic Among Young Adults
The study included 17,149,480 patients obtained from 2 national laboratory datasets who were screened between 2013 and 2016 based on an AB test.
Cobas Diagnostic Assay Shows High Accuracy for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea
The cobas CT/NG v2.0 test for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae performed well when tested for sensitivity and specificity.
CDC Syphilis Summit: Issues in Diagnosis and Management
Despite more than a century of clinical experience diagnosing and managing patients with syphilis, many clinical questions remain unanswered and are explored in a review of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Syphilis Summit.
Recipients of Popular Facial May Have Been Exposed to HIV, Hepatitis
Inspection at the VIP Spa in Albuquerque detected practices that might spread HIV or hepatitis B and C.
Tuberculosis Assessment More Efficient With Sputum Molecular Testing
In patients with possible tuberculosis, sputum molecular testing may facilitate a more accurate and efficient assessment of disease.
Aptima and RealTime Assay Have High Concordance in Monitoring HIV Viral Load
The Aptima assay has 6-sigma performance, high concordance with the RealTime reference assay, and is user friendly and efficient, making it a good choice for laboratories that perform routine monitoring of HIV-1 viral loads.
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