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Medical procedures and other blood-borne exposure
Karnataka becomes the 1st State to adopt Nucleic Acid Testing (NAT)

In a bid to raise the bar on blood safety, the Karnataka Government announced the adoption of Nucleic Acid Test (NAT) on a State wide basis for HIV-1, HCV and HBV.

Published
15 March 2011
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Mangalorean
Diagnosing children
India: New method found effective in diagnosing HIV in children

A new method, using filter paper, allows high-end polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test to be performed equally effectively on small spots of dried blood rather than a whole blood sample with equal amount of sensitivity and specificity. 

Published
28 January 2011
From
Times of India
Delivery of care
Firm develops early HIV diagnosis system for Kenyan infants

Strathmore University and Hewlett Packard have developed a custom database application that uses cloud computing to capture, manage and return infant HIV test results in one to two days, a significant improvement from the previous paper-based system that took over one month.

Published
16 December 2010
From
Business Daily Africa
Diagnosing children
New York Announces Updated Infant HIV Diagnosing Guidelines

All HIV-exposed infants born in New York State should be tested for HIV within 48 hours of birth using a more sensitive procedure to test for HIV, called qualitative RNA nucleic acid testing.

Published
08 December 2010
From
The AIDS Beacon
Types of HIV tests
The Vancouver Sun Reports: Rapid HIV Test Gets FDA Approval

Published
02 December 2010
From
Moreover.com HIV/AIDS feed
HIV testing policies and guidelines
Australia: Experts pushing for rapid HIV testing

HIV tests that can provide results within 30 minutes should be made available in Australia to curb rising infection rates, according to experts who say our screening methods have fallen behind the rest of the world.

Published
29 November 2010
From
The Age
Types of HIV tests
OraSure gets FDA approval to conduct final phase of studies for Over-the-Counter HIV Test

The regulator has allowed the company to proceed with the final phase of clinical testing which consists of a study in which individuals will conduct unsupervised self-testing.

Published
23 November 2010
From
Market Watch
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Community Consensus Statement on Access to HIV Treatment and its Use for Prevention

Together, we can make it happen

We can end HIV soon if people have equal access to HIV drugs as treatment and as PrEP, and have free choice over whether to take them.

Launched today, the Community Consensus Statement is a basic set of principles aimed at making sure that happens.

The Community Consensus Statement is a joint initiative of AVAC, EATG, MSMGF, GNP+, HIV i-Base, the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, ITPC and NAM/aidsmap
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