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Brazil

    Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

Does rapid HIV testing result in an early diagnosis and reduce the waiting time for patients to receive medical care?
Melo MCV, Ximenes RAA, Falcão IV, Miranda-Filho DB.
AIDS Care. 2017 Aug 1:1-7
Abstracts
Acceptability of self-conducted home-based HIV testing among men who have sex with men in Brazil: data from an on-line survey.
Lippman SA, Périssé AR, Veloso VG, et al
Cad Saude Publica. 2014 Apr;30(4):724-734.
Abstract

Evaluation of rapid tests for human immunodeficiency virus as a tool to detect recent seroconversion.
Girardi SB, Barreto AM, Barreto CC, et al
Braz J Infect Dis.2012 Sep 7
Abstract

French West Indies

    Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

Use of HIV rapid tests in free and anonymous screening consultations in the French West Indies.
Cabié A, Bissuel F, Abel S, Huc P, Paturel L, Pierre-François S.
Med Mal Infect. 2009 Apr 3.
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Honduras

    Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Field Evaluation of the Determine Rapid Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Diagnostic Test in Honduras and the Dominican Republic
Carol J. Palmer, Jose M. Dubon, Ellen Koenig, et al.
J Clin Microbiol 1999 Nov;37(11):3698-700 Paper

Mexico

    Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries


Parallel Rapid HIV Testing in Pregnant Women at Tijuana General Hospital, Baja California, Mexico.
Viani R, Araneta MR, Spector SA.
AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2012 Oct 11.
Abstract
Performance of rapid HIV testing using Determine HIV-1/2 for the diagnosis of HIV infection during
pregnancy in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.
Viani RM, Hubbard P, Ruiz-Calderon J,
Int J STD AIDS. 2007 Feb;18(2):101-4.
Abstract

Peru

    Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

Field Evaluation of a Dual Rapid Immunodiagnostic Test for HIV and Syphilis Infection in Peru.
Bristow CC, Leon SR, Huang E, et al
Sex Transm Dis. 2016 Jan;43(1):57-60.
Abstract
Rapid HIV type 1 testing of women presenting in late pregnancy with unknown HIV status in
Lima, Peru.
Melvin AJ, Alarcon J, Velasquez C, et al
AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2004 Oct;20(10):1046-52
Abstract

Trinidad

    Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

Assessing the HIV rapid test in the fight against the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Trinidad.
Mungrue K, Sahadool S, Evans R, et al
HIV AIDS (Auckl). 2013 Aug 7;5:191-8.
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Uruguay

    Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

Detection of HIV infection in pregnant women by rapid testing: a successful strategy to reduce its
vertical transmission
Quian J, Visconti A, Gutiérrez S, et al
Rev Chilena Infectol. 2005 Dec;22(4):321-6.
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