US government recommends rapid HIV testing
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The US government has recommended the use of a rapid HIV test which returns results immediately instead of a week later. The Centers for Disease Control said that current tests have one major drawback: nearly 700,000 people a year in the US never return to find out their results. Of these people, 8,000 are likely to be infected with the virus, said the CDC.