Selected article for: "care point and public health"

Author: Abdul-Khaliq, Catherine
Title: Development of a United Kingdom National External Quality Assessment Scheme (UK NEQAS) for HIV point of care testing
  • Document date: 2011_3_23
  • ID: 10omkpwl_39
    Snippet: At this current time where there is no cure or vaccine for HIV, preventing its transmission is the only way to reduce the number of new infections. HIV remains a significant threat to public health in the UK and worldwide however early diagnosis, that can be improved with the use of point of care testing, together with effective treatment means that those affected are living longer and have a decreased risk of transmitting the infection. This stu.....
    Document: At this current time where there is no cure or vaccine for HIV, preventing its transmission is the only way to reduce the number of new infections. HIV remains a significant threat to public health in the UK and worldwide however early diagnosis, that can be improved with the use of point of care testing, together with effective treatment means that those affected are living longer and have a decreased risk of transmitting the infection. This study concludes that the need for EQA for providers of this testing is an integral part of ensuring reliability of results and quality of care for the patient.

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