Replacement of conventional HIV testing with rapid testing: mathematical modelling to predict the impact on further HIV transmission between men

@article{Wilson2011ReplacementOC,
  title={Replacement of conventional HIV testing with rapid testing: mathematical modelling to predict the impact on further HIV transmission between men},
  author={David P. Wilson and Christopher K Fairley and Daniel Sankar and Henrietta Williams and Phillip Keen and Tim R. H. Read and Marcus Y. Chen},
  journal={Sexually Transmitted Infections},
  year={2011},
  volume={87},
  pages={588 - 593}
}
Background Rapid HIV testing is not permitted in Australia at the point of care. The authors evaluate the expected net effect of rapid HIV testing compared with standard serology diagnostic tests in terms of onward HIV transmission. Methods The authors used data for 174 men who had sex with men testing HIV-positive at the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Australia, in an agent-based mathematical model. Time of diagnosis is simulated according to conventional enzyme immunoassays or rapid HIV… 
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