The Implementation and Appraisal of a Novel Confirmatory HIV-1 Testing Algorithm in the Microbicides Development Programme 301 Trial (MDP301)

We describe the application of a novel HIV confirmatory testing algorithm to determine the primary efficacy endpoint in a large Phase III microbicide trial. 9385 women were enrolled between 2005 and 2009. Of these women, 537 (6%) had at least one positive HIV rapid test after enrolment. This trigger...

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Main Authors: Jentsch, Ute, Lunga, Precious, Lacey, Charles, Weber, Jonathan, Cairns, Janet, Pinheiro, Gisela, Joseph, Sarah, Stevens, Wendy, McCormack, Sheena
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3439440/