Warmbrunn Isabella, Green-Jones Monique, Outlaw Angulique Y
Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI USA.
Curr Emerg Hosp Med Rep. 2021;9(2):38-44. doi: 10.1007/s40138-021-00228-7. Epub 2021 May 5.
With the onset of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, in-person human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing is no longer easily accessible. Therefore, alternative testing technologies must be considered and implemented on a large scale to continue prevention efforts. This review seeks to describe the benefits of utilizing at-home HIV testing technologies, traditionally deemed an alternative form of testing.
Utilizing at-home testing technology during the COVID-19 pandemic overcomes novel and previously identified barriers to HIV testing.
Ensuring access to HIV testing is imperative to long-term prevention goals. With the Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) initiative in the USA targeting achievement by 2030, obstacles to HIV testing must be addressed to ensure its success. Implementing alternative testing technology more broadly allows for continued prevention efforts for HIV in light of COVID era restrictions.
随着2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行的爆发，亲自进行的人类免疫缺陷病毒（HIV）检测不再容易获得。因此，必须考虑并大规模实施替代检测技术，以继续开展预防工作。本综述旨在描述使用传统上被视为替代检测形式的家庭HIV检测技术的益处。
在COVID-19大流行期间使用家庭检测技术克服了HIV检测新出现的和先前已确定的障碍。
确保获得HIV检测对于长期预防目标至关重要。美国的“终结艾滋病流行（EHE）”倡议目标是到2030年实现这一目标，必须解决HIV检测的障碍以确保其成功。鉴于COVID时代的限制，更广泛地实施替代检测技术能够继续开展HIV预防工作。
