Performance of non-laboratory staff for diagnostic testing and specimen collection in HIV programs: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

<h4>Background</h4>In most high HIV burden countries, many HIV patients do not have reliable access to required diagnostic laboratory tests. Task shifting of clinical tasks to lower cadres of health care workers and lay counselors has been successful in scaling up treatment for HIV and m...

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Main Authors: Lara Vojnov, Miriam Taegtmeyer, Caroline Boeke, Jessica Markby, Lindsay Harris, Meg Doherty, Trevor Peter, Nathan Ford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216277