title: Anti-HIV-1 testing results are reported rapidly by Australian laboratories: a national survey.
abstract: The National HIV Reference Laboratory undertook a one-week prospective study to determine the time taken by Australian human immunodeficiency virus antibody (anti-HIV) testing laboratories to test a sample and report an anti-HIV-1 result. The study showed that more than 86% of the sample results were reported by the second day and more than 98% by the fourth day after receipt of the specimen.
authors.affiliation: National HIV Reference Laboratory, Fairfield Hospital, VIC.
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Rae
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Dax
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D003625:Data Collection; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007753:Laboratories / Q000592:standards*; D011634:Public Health; D013996:Time and Motion Studies
chemical_list: D015483:HIV Antibodies