A new instant test to assess the
residual viral load in children affected by HIV has been created
by experts at Rome's Bambino Gesù children's hospital.
Simpler, cheaper and faster than existing tests, the new one
will be able to help anti-AIDS efforts, especially in poorer
countries where the disease is still widely present, the
hospital said.
A study of the new test's efficacy has been published in The
Lancet.
The reliability of the new test is above 95% and it overlaps
that of dearer tests, the article said.
The test is also valid for adults.
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