Insights from the 2010 HIV Diagnostics Conference.
The 2010 HIV Diagnostics Conference brought together approximately 260 representatives from public health laboratories, test manufacturers and federal agencies for a series of test method and technology presentations, as well as policy discussions related to HIV screening in the USA. The meeting was particularly substantive in the context of moving toward a consensus laboratory testing algorithm that capitalizes on the improved sensitivities and turnaround times associated with newer technologies. This article provides a brief overview of several meeting topics, including point-of-care testing algorithms, fourth-generation immunoassays, recency testing and new technologies.
Lochhead
Michael J
MJ
mBio Diagnostics, Inc., 3122 Sterling Circle, Boulder, CO 80301, USA. mike.lochhead@mbiodx.com.
D000465:Algorithms; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D011634:Public Health