TY - JOUR T1 - Home testing for HIV: Hopefully, a step forward JF - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO - Cleve Clin J Med SP - 713 LP - 716 DO - 10.3949/ccjm.79a.12128 VL - 79 IS - 10 AU - Christine E. Koval Y1 - 2012/10/01 UR - http://www.ccjm.org/content/79/10/713.abstract N2 - 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. ER -