Bibliographic information
GuidelineConsolidated guidelines on HIV testing services, 2019
Year of Publication2020
Issuing InstitutionWHO
Recommendation
New
Countries should consider moving to a three test strategy as HIV positivity within national HIV testing services (HTS) programmes falls below 5% – meaning all people presenting for HTS should have three consecutive reactive test results in order to receive an HIV-positive diagnosis.
Notes and Remarks
- 1)WHO is encouraging high HIV burden countries, and reminding low HIV burden countries, to use three consecutive reactive test results to make an HIV-positive diagnosis.
- 2)By making this shift, high burden countries will be able to ensure accurate HIV diagnoses even as HIV positivity among those being tested (also called national HTS positivity) continues to decline.