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Use of mobile phones and text messaging to decrease the turnaround time for early infant HIV diagnosis and notification in rural Zambia: an observational study

BACKGROUND: Early infant diagnosis of HIV infection is challenging in rural sub-Saharan Africa as blood samples are sent to central laboratories for HIV DNA testing, leading to delays in diagnosis and treatment initiation. Simple technologies to rapidly deliver results to clinics and notify mothers...

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Autores principales: Sutcliffe, Catherine G., Thuma, Philip E., van Dijk, Janneke H., Sinywimaanzi, Kathy, Mweetwa, Sydney, Hamahuwa, Mutinta, Moss, William J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5341427/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28270134
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12887-017-0822-z