CAIDS Goals and Objectives

To implement a combined PVLT and HIV antibody testing algorithm among VCT clinics in Chennai, India.

Measurable Objectives.

1. Educate VCT staff to recognize the signs and symptoms of AHI and to diagnose the syndrome.

2. Concomitantly, establish infrastructure and protocol for transporting HIV negative blood samples from VCT clinics to a central location where samples will be submitted to PVL testing.

3. Devise a culturally tailored contact tracing protocol to counsel source patient of their acute infection and to work with source patient to identify and intervene with the source patient’s recent sexual contacts.