Performance of the PointCare NOW system for CD4 counting in HIV patients based on five independent evaluations.

INTRODUCTION: 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 technologies become available, their performance should be assessed before widespread deployment. This study reports the findings of five...

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Main Authors: Michèle Bergeron, Géraldine Daneau, Tao Ding, Nadia E Sitoe, Larry E Westerman, Jocelijn Stokx, Ilesh V Jani, Lindi M Coetzee, Lesley Scott, Anja De Weggheleire, Luc Boel, Wendy S Stevens, Deborah K Glencross, Trevor F Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3415398?pdf=render