Viewpoint: Why do we need a point-of-care CD4 test for low-income countries?
R
Zachariah
;
SD
Reid
;
P
Chaillet
;
M
Massaquoi
;
EJ
Schouten
;
AD
Harries
;
(2011)
Viewpoint: Why do we need a point-of-care CD4 test for low-income countries?
Tropical medicine & international health, 16 (1).
pp. 37-41.
ISSN 1360-2276
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2010.02669.x
In this paper, we discuss the reasons why we urgently need a point-of-care (POC) CD4 test, elaborate the problems we have experienced with the current technology which hampers CD4-count coverage and highlight the ideal characteristics of a universal CD4 POC test. It is high-time that CD4 technology is simplified and adapted for wider use in low-income countries to change the current paradigm of restricted access once and for all.
| Item Type | Article |
|---|---|
| ISI | 285389600006 |
| Date Deposited | 17 Oct 2011 13:21 |