WRAIR's Diagnostics and Countermeasures Branch oversees all HIV testing for the Army and serves as the Tri-Service Reference Laboratory
Specimen Testing
If you are a DoD site wanting to submit specimens to the HIV Diagnostics & Reference Laboratory (HDRL) for testing, please contact us at wrairhdrl@hivresearch.org to access test request forms, individual test specifications, and testing algorithms (PDF format).
Specimen Submission Guidelines (2024)
Test Request Forms and Test Specs For Serology
HDRL Serology Clinical Test Request Form (2023)
Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Test Request Form (2023)
HIV Verification Algorithm Test Request Form (Sites other than CONUS - 2023)
HIV Verification Algorithm Test Request Form (CONUS sites only - 2023)
- HIV-1 Western Blot Supplemental Test Specification (2023)
- HIV Combo Ag/Ab EIA Test Specification (2023)
- Geenius HIV 1/2 Supplemental Test Specification (2023)
- Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HBsAg) Confirmatory Assay Test Specification (2023)
Test Request Forms and Test Specs For Molecular
Molecular Aptima HIV-1 and HCV Qualitative/Quantitative Dx Test Request (2023)
HIV-1 TNA PCR HIV -2 TNA PCR TEST Request Form 2023
Drug Resistance Test Request Form (2023)
Vaccine Induced Sero-Reactivity Test Request Form (2023)
- Sentosa SQ HIV-1 Genotyping Assay Test Specification 2023
- HIV-1 TNA PCR HIV-2 TNA PCR Test Specification 2023
- HIV-Aptima Assay Test Specification 2023
- HCV Aptima Assay Test Specifications 2023
Testing Algorithms
- HDRL US Army HIV Algorithm JUN 2023
- Acute HIV Infection/PrEP Algorithm (June 2023)
- Contractor/HDRL US Army HIV Algorithm (June 2023)
POC Forms
- HDRL Point of Contact Form - Results Reporting 2023
- HDRL Point of Contact Form - Notification & Follow-Up (2023)
Packing & Shipping
- Packaging and Shipment of Specimens
- Verification Specimen Kit Instructions (CONUS sites only)
- Verification Kit Packing Instructions
Certificates
Historical Changes
- Summary of Changes (July 2023)
- Summary of Changes (February 2022)
- Summary of Changes (August 2021)
- Summary Of Changes (April 2019)
- HDRL SSG Update Memo_Signed (April 2019)
- HDRL SSG Update Memo_JUN17 (June 2017)
- Memo re: Modification of HDRL Testing, Effective December 1, 2016(December 2016)
- Summary of Changes (July 2015)
- Specimen Submission Guidelines (July 2015)
- Memo re: Modifications to HDRL's HIV 1/2 Rapid Testing Interpretations (March 3, 2015)
- Memo re: Availability of ViroSeq HIV-1 Integrase Genotype Assay (July 7, 2015)
- Memo re: Changes to Submission Guideline (March 23, 2015)