RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Home testing for HIV: Hopefully, a step forward
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 713
OP 716
DO 10.3949/ccjm.79a.12128
VO 79
IS 10
A1 Christine E. Koval
YR 2012
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/79/10/713.abstract
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.