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I. Executive Summary

II. Background

III. Goals of the Meeting

IV. Venue and Invited Participants

V. Surveillance Overview

VI. Testing Algorithms

VII. Quality Systems

VIII. ARV Resistance Testing for Surveillance

IX. Surveillance of Recent HIV Infections
Consensus Meeting for Improving the Quality of
Laboratory Testing for HIV Surveillance
October 19-21
Hyatt Regency Atlanta
Venue and Invited Participants
 
  1. Date: October 19-21, 2004 (2 1/2 days)
  2. Location: Hyatt Regency Atlanta
  3. Hosts: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, WHO, UNAIDS
  4. Funds: This meeting is supported by funds from the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
  5. Invited Participants
    1. Botswana
      1. Ms. Catherine Pule, presented "Assessment report of HIV testing processes for quality assurance in Botswana"
      2. Dr. William Jimbo, presented "Botswana HIV Surveillance"
    2. Democratic Republic of Congo
      1. Dr. Berthe Banzua
      2. Dr. Didine Kaba Kinkodi
      3. Mr. Nicaise Mama Agbala, presented "DR Congo ANC surveillance: Piloting dried blood spots (DBS) and HIV rapid tests (Determine and OraQuick) in two urban sites (Bukavu and Kisangani)"
    3. Ethiopia
      1. Dr. Tsehaynesh Messele, presented "HIV testing for ANC based surveillance in Ethiopia"
      2. Dr. Dawit Wolday, presented "Temporal trends in the incidence of HIV infection in Addis Ababa, 1995 to 2003"
      3. Dr. Yohannes Mengistu
      4. Dr. Fekadu Makonnen
      5. "Ethiopia: Report from Assessment Team", presented by Kyle Bond and Dr. David McAlister
    4. Nigeria
      1. Dr. G. Okafor, presented Nigeria: HIV testing issues for surveillance"
      2. Mr. S.A. Egbewunmi
    5. Rwanda
      1. Mr. Pierre Rugimbanya, presented "Quality assurance in sero-surveillance of HIV in pregnant women: experience in Rwanda"
    6. Tanzania
      1. Dr. Tuhuma Tulli, presented "Tanzania: Use of dried blood spot (DBS) for surveillance"
      2. Mr. Ephraim Mbena
      3. Dr. Faustine Nduguille
      4. Dr. David Ocheng
    7. Zambia
      1. Dr. Victor Mudenda
      2. Ms. Chanda Mulenga, presented "2002 HIV sentinel surveillance QA experience in Zambia"
      3. Dr. Mark Shields (CDC/Zambia)