Evaluation of the Performance of OraQuick Rapid HIV-1/2 Test Among Decedents in Kisumu, Kenya

• Published in: Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) Vol. 89; no. 3; p. 282
• Main Authors: Opollo, Valarie, Nyakeriga, Emmanuel, Kingwara, Leonard, Sila, Alex, Oguta, Macxine, Oyaro, Boaz, Onyango, Dickens, Mboya, Frankline O, Waruru, Anthony, Musingila, Paul, Mwangome, Mary, Nyagah, Lilly M, Ngugi, Catherine, Sava, Solomon, Waruiru, Wanjiru, Young, Peter W, Junghae, Muthoni
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2022
• Subjects: HIV Antibodies; HIV Infections - diagnosis; HIV-1; Humans; Infant; Kenya - epidemiology; Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; Sensitivity and Specificity; Kenya

Estimating cause-related mortality among the dead is not common, yet for clinical and public health purposes, a lot can be learnt from the dead. HIV/AIDS accounted for the third most frequent cause of deaths in Kenya; 39.7 deaths per 100,000 population in 2019. OraQuick Rapid HIV-1/2 has previously...