Qualitative assessment of South African healthcare worker perspectives on an instrument-free rapid CD4 test

Qualitative assessment of South African healthcare worker perspectives on an instrument-free rapid CD4 test

Abstract Background Accurate measurement of CD4 cell counts remains an important tenet of clinical care for people living with HIV. We assessed an instrument-free point-of-care CD4 test (VISITECT® CD4) based on a lateral flow principle, which gives visual results after 40 min. The test involves five...

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Main Authors: Fiona Scorgie, Yasmin Mohamed, David Anderson, Suzanne M. Crowe, Stanley Luchters, Matthew F. Chersich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
CD4
South Africa
HIV
Point of care
Acceptability
Qualitative research
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-019-3948-x

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