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The article 'HIV Incidence' http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/incidence.htm said that 'New technology and methodology developed by CDC show that the incidence of HIV in the United States is higher than was previously known. ' Could you please have an explaination on this sentence ? Does that mean in the previous time ,the old technology ,say,ELISA (3rd or 4th generation's reagent)missed to catch some of the incidence of HIV ? And if it is true,what kind of the incidence had been missed ?
And what is the 'New technology and methodology developed by CDC ?
In my country,this article had been reported by the goverment to imply that maybe the old technology have missed to catch some of the infection of HIV.
And what is the 'New technology and methodology developed by CDC ?
In my country,this article had been reported by the goverment to imply that maybe the old technology have missed to catch some of the infection of HIV.
There ARE experimental tests that attempt to determine a "recent" HIV infection, including STARHS (Serologic Testing Algorithm for Recent HIV Seroconversion, also called the "detuned assay"), the BED Assay (BED HIV-1 Capture EIA), and others. Neither are reliable for single use but is used for group population. So far these tests are not FDA approved.
And can you tell me what is the 'New technology and methodology which menthioned in the article developed by CDC ?
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