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Types of HIV Tests (2008)
From National Association of People With AIDS
Ways to Test for HIV: Three Different Ways to Check If You Have HIV (May 2007)
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From Project Inform
HIV Testing (April 12, 2007)
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From AIDS InfoNet
HIV Testing 101 (December 21, 2001)
Part 2 of 2.
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In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
HIV Testing 101 (November 23, 2001)
Part 1 of 2.
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In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
Common Questions About HIV Testing & Counseling (December 1, 1999)
In Be a Force for Change, from American Association for World Health
HIV Testing (September 14, 2007)
In AIDS 101: Guide to HIV Basics, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
HIV Testing Fact Sheet (December 1998)
A selection from Be a Force for Change.
In Be a Force for Change, from American Association for World Health
Testing for HIV (February 8, 2007)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Basics

HIV Testing (August 3, 2008)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Sustaining HIV Prevention: HIV Testing in Health Care Settings (PDF) (November/December 2007)
In Topics in HIV Medicine, from International AIDS Society-USA
Deciding If and When to Be Tested (January 22, 2007)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV Antibody Assays (May 2006)
An excerpt from the online textbook of HIV disease from the University of California-San Francisco and San Francisco General Hospital.
From HIV InSite
Accuracy of HIV Tests (March 2006)
Questions and answers with NAM and Michael Carter, editor, AIDS Treatment Update.
In Positive Nation
Donor Screening Assays for Infectious Agents and HIV Diagnostic Assays (January 9, 2006)
From U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Confidentiality and HIV Testing (December 1, 2001)
In I Care ... Do You? Youth and AIDS in the 21st Century, from American Association for World Health
HIV Counseling and Testing (December 1, 2001)
In I Care ... Do You? Youth and AIDS in the 21st Century, from American Association for World Health
Dr. Ghourm's Forum: Sharing, Caring and Touching Lives ... National HIV Testing Day and Why Testing Is Important (August 2001)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Testing Yourself for HIV-1, the Virus That Causes AIDS (January 23, 2001)
From U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Chelsea Clinic Madness (December 2000)
One man's trip through the obstacle course of getting an anonymous HIV test in a New York City free clinic.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
We Don't Always Seek Our Teachers (August 1999)
A woman finds she has a hernia and reflects on why many people are afraid to find out their HIV status.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
HIV Antibody Tests -- Now You Have Several Choices (June 1998)
From Rick Sowadsky, M.S.P.H.
Taking Unnecessary Tests: A Waste of Valuable Resources (May 1998)
From Rick Sowadsky, M.S.P.H.
Approximate Timeline of Testing and Symptoms for HIV/AIDS (October 1997)
From Rick Sowadsky, M.S.P.H.
The New Saliva HIV Tests (October 1997)
From Rick Sowadsky, M.S.P.H.
HIV Counseling and Testing: Facts, Issues, and Answers
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

U.S. National HIV Testing Day

U.S. National HIV Testing Day Campaign Events (Regularly Updated)
Browse a listing of events by state, or register your event.
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Posters and Other Materials for U.S. National HIV Testing Day 2007 (June 27, 2007)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
OraSure and the National Association of People With AIDS Launch Third Annual ''Mayors Campaign Against HIV'' for National HIV Testing Day (June 26, 2007)
From National Association of People With AIDS
Questions and Answers About National HIV Testing Day (June 2007)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Top Ten Tips to a Successful NHTD Campaign (PDF) (June 2007)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
U.S. National HIV Testing Day: Questions and Answers on Getting Involved (June 2007)
From National Association of People With AIDS

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