title: Rapid human immunodeficiency virus test quality assurance practices and outcomes among testing sites affiliated with 17 public health departments.
abstract: Rapid human immunodeficiency virus testing is often conducted in nonclinical settings by staff with limited training, so quality assurance (QA) monitoring is critical to ensure accuracy of test results. Rapid tests (n = 86,749) were generally conducted according to manufacturers' instructions, but ongoing testing competency assessments and on-site QA monitoring were not uniformly conducted.
authors.affiliation: Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. lig7@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Laura G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Wesolowski
authors.forename: Steven F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Ethridge
authors.forename: Eugene G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Evan M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Cadoff
authors.forename: Duncan A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: MacKellar
mesh_terms: D006678:HIV / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D011634:Public Health; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D014773:Virology / Q000379:methods*
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