PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Koval, Christine E.
TI  - Home testing for HIV: Hopefully, a step forward
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.79a.12128
DP  - 2012 Oct 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 713--716
VI  - 79
IP  - 10
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/79/10/713.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/79/10/713.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2012 Oct 01; 79
AB  - An over-the-counter at-home test for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has been approved and will likely be available soon. It is intended to decrease the percentage of HIV-infected people unaware of their infection (estimated at 18% of the 1.2 million people infected in the United States). Since early and continued treatment prevents disease progression and reduces HIV transmission, testing is the first step toward effective care.