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Quick Facts: Rapid Testing April 2003 - April
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Challenges
- An estimated
850,000–950,000 persons in the United States are living with HIV. Of
these, 180,000–280,000 do not know they are infected.
- Of new cases, a
disproportionate number are in persons who do not know they are
infected.
- Each year at
publicly funded testing sites, 27,000–30,000 HIV test results are
positive.
- Of those who test
positive at CDC-funded public testing sites, 31% do not return for their
results.
Accomplishments
- 21 funding awards
in fiscal year 2003 to health departments and community-based
organizations (CBOs) for demonstration projects to create models for
- using rapid
testing in clinical settings (4 health departments)
- partner
counseling and referral services (6 health departments)
- short-stay
correctional facilities (4 health departments)
- outreach
testing in non-clinical settings (7 CBOs)
- 20 CDC 3-day
training courses on rapid HIV testing beginning in 2003 and going into
early 2004 and an additional 20 courses plus 4 train-the-trainer courses
scheduled for 2004 into 2005
- 500,000 rapid HIV
test kits purchased at reduced rates and distributed to state health
departments and CBO grantees by the end of 2004
- Emphasis in select
2004 program announcements on the importance of, and CDC support for,
incorporating rapid HIV testing into programs and training
- Publication of
Quality Assurance Guidelines for Testing Using the OraQuick®
Rapid HIV-1 Antibody Test in consultation with private and public
partners and Rapid HIV-1 Antibody Testing during Labor and Delivery
for Women of Unknown HIV Status: A Practical Guide and Model Protocol
- 4 articles on rapid
HIV testing: 3 in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
and 1 in the peer-reviewed journal AIDS
- Surveillance in 14
health departments to monitor rapid HIV antibody test implementation and
client acceptability
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