1. Accelerating Human Immunodeficiency Virus Self-Testing in the United States: A Call to Action.
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Ma, Stephany, MacGowan, Robin J, Mermin, Jonathan H, Owen, S Michele, and Manabe, Yukari C
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DIAGNOSIS of HIV infections , *HEALTH services accessibility , *MIDDLE-income countries , *MEDICAL care , *PHARMACEUTICAL policy , *LOW-income countries , *INTERPROFESSIONAL relations , *ROUTINE diagnostic tests , *PATIENT self-monitoring - Abstract
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) self-testing has emerged as a tool to increase the proportion of people to know their status. Since the first HIV self-test was approved in 2012 by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), global access to HIV self-tests has been bolstered by public-private partnerships to ensure equitable access in low- and middle-income countries. However, no company has applied for FDA clearance in a decade. We highlight the potential benefits to reclassifying HIV self-tests from class III to class II. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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