title: Rapid HIV testing increases the rate of HIV detection in men who have sex with men: using rapid HIV testing in a primary care clinic.
abstract: Rapid HIV testing was approved in Australia in December 2012. Data was collected to describe the early experience of using rapid testing in Australia but as the information was collected, the authors noted that there appeared to be a high rate of HIV diagnoses amongst rapid testers. Further analysis confirmed this impression, when the rate was compared to a baseline rate of HIV diagnoses over the 32 months before the rapid testing started (4.1% vs 1.3%).
authors.affiliation: Prahran Market Clinic, Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Vic. 3181, Australia.
authors.forename: Beng
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Eu
authors.affiliation: Prahran Market Clinic, Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Vic. 3181, Australia.
authors.forename: Norman
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Roth
authors.affiliation: Burnet Institute, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Prahran, Vic. 3181, Australia.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stoové
authors.affiliation: Prahran Market Clinic, Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Vic. 3181, Australia.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: O'Reilly
authors.affiliation: Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Vic. 3216, Australia.
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Clarke