Same-Day CD4 Testing to Improve Uptake of HIV Care and Treatment in South Africa: Point-of-Care Is Not Enough

Background. We evaluated whether a pilot program providing point-of-care (POC), but not rapid, CD4 testing (BD FACSCount) immediately after testing HIV-positive improved retention in care. Methods. We conducted a retrospective record review at the Themba Lethu Clinic in Johannesburg, South Africa. W...

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Autores principales: Larson, Bruce A., Schnippel, Kathryn, Brennan, Alana, Long, Lawrence, Xulu, Thembi, Maotoe, Thapelo, Rosen, Sydney, Sanne, Ian, Fox, Matthew P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
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Clinical Study
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3730392/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23956850
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/941493

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3730392/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23956850
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/941493

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