More and better information to tackle HIV epidemics: towards improved HIV incidence assays

PLoS Med. 2011 Jun;8(6):e1001045. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001045. Epub 2011 Jun 14.

Abstract

Timothy Hallett and colleagues from the Incidence Assay Critical Path Working Group argue that a quick, easy, valid, and precise method of estimating HIV incidence in populations is needed, and discuss several new technologies to address this need.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Epidemics / economics
  • Epidemics / prevention & control*
  • HIV Infections / diagnosis*
  • HIV Infections / economics
  • HIV Infections / epidemiology*
  • HIV Infections / prevention & control
  • HIV*
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Population Surveillance / methods*