And to prevent the mostly hypothetical risk of a false negative HIV test, blood from these potential donors could be individually screened using nucleic acid testing.

Among 26,528 HIV RNA tests conducted during the open-label extension, researchers identified 22 isolated false-positive HIV RNA tests, for an overall false-positive rate of 0.08%.

Erin Tompkins spoke briefly about her experience taking a Theranos test at a Walgreens store in Arizona in May 2015. Her test results, displayed in court, showed the detection of an HIV antibody.

An attorney for Elizabeth Holmes delved into the science of HIV testing during a brief cross examination of patient Erin Tompkins. Katherine Trefz walked Ms. Tompkins through the steps required to ...

There is a chance that three out of every 100 Kenyans who underwent testing were erroneously informed that they are HIV-negative. In reality, they may be living with the virus.

During an 8-month period in 2007, 2356 ED patients were invited to participate in the HIV testing trial; 1397 (59.3%) agreed. Of the 854 who actually underwent rapid testing, 849 had interpretable ...