Bibliographic Info
GuidelineConsolidated guidelines on HIV testing services, 2019
Year of Publication2020
Issuing InstitutionWHO
Recommendation
Status
Maintained
Recommended in favor
Strong
Certainty of evidence
Low
Western blotting and line immunoassays should not be used in national HIV testing strategies and algorithms
Notes and Remarks
Countries should move away from these assays (tests) and instead select products, such as rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) and enzyme immunoassays (EIAs), which will facilitate access to and scale-up of HIV testing, treatment and prevention services.
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