Determining virological suppression and resuppression by point-of-care viral load testing in a HIV care setting in sub-Saharan Africa
Background: This prospective pilot study explored same-day point-of-care viral load testing in a setting in Ghana that has yet to implement virological monitoring of antiretroviral therapy (ART). Methods: Consecutive patients accessing outpatient care while on ART underwent HIV-1 RNA quantification...
Main Authors: | Giovanni Villa, Adam Abdullahi, Dorcas Owusu, Colette Smith, Marilyn Azumah, Laila Sayeed, Harrison Austin, Dominic Awuah, Apostolos Beloukas, David Chadwick, Richard Phillips, Anna Maria Geretti |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-01-01
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Series: | EClinicalMedicine |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589537019302366 |
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