Boukli N, et al. – Researchers sought to evaluate HIV–detection sensitivity of a commonly used rapid self–test (STAT–VIEW HIV1/2), compared with another point–of–care rapid test (INSTI), among patients presenting with acute HIV infection (AHI). When performed on serum samples, over half of AHI patients had reactive serology using the STAT–VIEW rapid self–test. Considering that detection sensitivity increased substantially over infection time, they suggested individuals not rely on a negative result to accurately exclude HIV infection within at least 5 weeks of potential HIV exposure. Notwithstanding strong recommendations against rapid test use during AHI, some utility in detecting HIV was observed 5–12 weeks after transmission.