Assessment of the Proportion of Recent HIV-1 Infections in Newly-Diagnosed Cases in Ghana

• Published in: Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases Vol. 75; no. 4; pp. 395 - 397
• Main Authors: Matsuoka, Saori, Adusei-Poku, Mildred Asumamaa, Abana, Christopher Zab-Yen, Duker, Ewurabena Oduma, Bonney, Evelyn Yayra, Ofori, Sampson Badu, Parbie, Prince Kofi, Okazaki, Midori, Kawana-Tachikawa, Ai, Ishikawa, Koichi, Ampofo, William Kwabena, Matano, Tetsuro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases Editorial Committee 31.07.2022; Japan Science and Technology Agency
• Subjects: Algorithms; Avidity; Biomarkers; Ghana; HIV; HIV-1; Human immunodeficiency virus; incidence; Infections; recent infection; Ghana; HIV-1; Recent infection; Ghana; Incidence

Accurate monitoring of epidemics is a key strategy for controlling human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) infection. To delineate the characteristics of newly diagnosed cases of HIV-1 infection, we assessed the proportion of recent HIV-1 infections using a recent infection-testing algorithm (RI...