Performance of point-of-care CD4 testing technologies in resource-constrained settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Performance of point-of-care CD4 testing technologies in resource-constrained settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background Point-of-care (POC) CD4 testing increases patient accessibility to assessment of antiretroviral therapy eligibility. This review evaluates field performance in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) of currently available POC CD4 technologies. Methods Eight electronic databases...

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Main Authors: Minh D. Pham, Paul A. Agius, Lorena Romero, Peter McGlynn, David Anderson, Suzanne M. Crowe, Stanley Luchters
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-10-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
CD4
Point of care testing
Diagnostic accuracy
Systematic review
Meta-analysis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-016-1931-2

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