NDLI: Feasibility of HIV point-of-care tests for resource-limited settings: challenges and solutions

Content Provider	Springer Nature : BioMed Central
Author	Stevens, Wendy Gous, Natasha Ford, Nathan Scott, Lesley E
Abstract	Improved access to anti-retroviral therapy increases the need for affordable monitoring using assays such as CD4 and/or viral load in resource-limited settings. Barriers to accessing treatment, high rates of loss to initiation and poor retention in care are prompting the need to find alternatives to conventional centralized laboratory testing in certain countries. Strong advocacy has led to a rapidly expanding repertoire of point-of-care tests for HIV. point-of-care testing is not without its challenges: poor regulatory control, lack of guidelines, absence of quality monitoring and lack of industry standards for connectivity, to name a few. The management of HIV increasingly requires a multidisciplinary testing approach involving hematology, chemistry, and tests associated with the management of non-communicable diseases, thus added expertise is needed. This is further complicated by additional human resource requirements and the need for continuous training, a sustainable supply chain, and reimbursement strategies. It is clear that to ensure appropriate national implementation either in a tiered laboratory model or a total decentralized model, clear country-specific assessments need to be conducted.
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ISSN	17417015
DOI	10.1186/s12916-014-0173-7
Journal	BMC Medicine
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	12
Language	English
Publisher	BioMed Central
Publisher Date	2014-09-08
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Medicine Public Health Biomedicine Anti-retroviral therapy CD4 Challenges HIV Implementation Point-of-care Viral load Medicine/Public Health
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Resource Type	Review
Subject	Medicine
Journal Impact Factor	7.1/2023
5-Year Journal Impact Factor	8.8/2023

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