WHO recommends countries move away from the use of western blotting and line immunoassays in HIV testing strategies and algorithms

WHO recommends countries move away from the use of western blotting and line immunoassays in HIV testing strategies and algorithms

WHO recommends replacing western blotting and line immunoassays with simpler tests in HIV testing services. These simpler tests include rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) that can be used at the point-of-care, and enzyme immunoassays (EIAs).