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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...
Autores principales: | Larson, Bruce A., Schnippel, Kathryn, Brennan, Alana, Long, Lawrence, Xulu, Thembi, Maotoe, Thapelo, Rosen, Sydney, Sanne, Ian, Fox, Matthew P. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
2013
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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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