Search Results - "SITOE, Nadia E"
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Evaluation of the Whole-Blood Alere Q NAT Point-of-Care RNA Assay for HIV-1 Viral Load Monitoring in a Primary Health Care Setting in Mozambique
Published in Journal of clinical microbiology (01-08-2016)“…Viral load testing is the WHO-recommended monitoring assay for patients on HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART). Point-of-care (POC) assays may help improve access…”
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Accurate CD4 T-cell enumeration and antiretroviral drug toxicity monitoring in primary healthcare clinics using point-of-care testing
Published in AIDS (London) (27-03-2011)“…To evaluate the accuracy of point-of-care tests (POCTs) for CD4 cell, clinical chemistry and hemoglobin in primary healthcare clinics in Mozambique. POCT and…”
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Evaluating operational specifications of point-of-care diagnostic tests: a standardized scorecard
Published in PloS one (31-10-2012)“…The expansion of HIV antiretroviral therapy into decentralized rural settings will increasingly require simple point-of-care (POC) diagnostic tests that can be…”
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Performance of the PointCare NOW system for CD4 counting in HIV patients based on five independent evaluations
Published in PloS one (09-08-2012)“…Point-of-care (POC) CD4 testing can improve access to treatment by enabling decentralization and reducing patient loss-to-follow-up. As new POC CD4…”
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Effect of point-of-care CD4 cell count tests on retention of patients and rates of antiretroviral therapy initiation in primary health clinics: an observational cohort study
Published in The Lancet (British edition) (29-10-2011)“…Summary Background Loss to follow-up of HIV-positive patients before initiation of antiretroviral therapy can exceed 50% in low-income settings and is a…”
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Correction: Performance of the PointCare NOW System for CD4 Counting in HIV Patients Based on Five Independent Evaluations
Published in PloS one (19-09-2012)“…The SA NHLS is the sole owner of the PLG CD4 patent, and receives royalties related to licensing agreement with BC Miami. (2012) Correction: Performance of the…”
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Accurate Early Infant HIV Diagnosis in Primary Health Clinics Using a Point-of-Care Nucleic Acid Test
Published in Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) (01-09-2014)“…OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the accuracy of a point-of-care (POC) nucleic acid–based test (NAT) for early infant HIV diagnosis (EID) in primary health clinics in…”
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Use of mobile phone technology to improve the quality of point-of-care testing in a low-resource setting
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