Point of Care CD4 Testing in National Household Surveys–Results and Quality Indicators from Eleven Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment (PHIA) Surveys

S Birhanu, FS Winterhalter, P Stupp, M Cates… - Microbiology …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT Population-based HIV Impact Assessments (PHIAs) are national household
(HH) surveys that provide HIV diagnosis and CD4 testing with an immediate return of results …

[HTML][HTML] Accuracy, use and acceptability of the VISITECT CD4 semi-quantitative test to advance HIV disease screening in routine programmatic settings in Tanzania

F Haraka, A Moore, G Odinga, R Bailey… - … and Global Health, 2024 - Elsevier
Background The available few laboratory-based CD4 assay for People Living with HIV
(PLHIV) experience supply stock-outs and instrument breakdowns in developing countries …

Proportions of CD4 test results indicating advanced HIV disease remain consistently high at primary health care facilities across four high HIV burden countries

K Lamp, S McGovern, Y Fong, CD Atem, JBE Nfetam… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Globally, nearly 22 million HIV-infected patients are currently accessing
antiretroviral treatment; however, almost one million people living with HIV died of AIDS …

Acceptability and feasibility of point-of-care CD4 testing on HIV continuum of care in low and middle income countries: a systematic review

MD Pham, PA Agius, L Romero, P McGlynn… - BMC health services …, 2016 - Springer
Background CD4 testing is, and will remain an important part of HIV treatment and care in
low and middle income countries (LMICs). We report the findings of a systematic review …

Access to CD4 testing for rural HIV patients: findings from a cohort study in Zimbabwe

F Vogt, K Tayler-Smith, A Bernasconi, E Makondo… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background CD4 cell count measurement remains an important diagnostic tool for HIV care
in developing countries. Insufficient laboratory capacity in rural Sub-Saharan Africa is …

Impact and cost-effectiveness of point-of-care CD4 testing on the HIV epidemic in South Africa

A Heffernan, E Barber, R Thomas, C Fraser, M Pickles… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Rapid diagnostic tools have been shown to improve linkage of patients to care. In the
context of infectious diseases, assessing the impact and cost-effectiveness of such tools at …

Influence of evolving HIV treatment guidance on CD4 counts and viral load monitoring: A mixed-methods study in three African countries

J Renju, B Rice, J Songo, F Hassan… - Global public …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Little is known about how CD4 and viral load testing have evolved following implementation
of universal test and treat (UTT) in African settings. We reviewed World Health Organization …

[HTML][HTML] Point-of-care CD4 testing: Differentiated care for the most vulnerable

E Spooner, T Reddy, N Mchunu, S Reddy… - Journal of Global …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background South Africa, with the highest burden of HIV infection globally, has made huge
strides in its HIV/ART programme, but AIDS deaths have not decreased proportionally to …

POC CD4 testing improves linkage to HIV care and timeliness of ART initiation in a public health approach: a systematic review and meta-analysis

L Vojnov, J Markby, C Boeke, L Harris, N Ford… - PLoS One, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background CD4 cell count is an important test in HIV programs for baseline risk
assessment, monitoring of ART where viral load is not available, and, in many settings …

Effect of point-of-care CD4 cell count results on linkage to care and antiretroviral initiation during a home-based HIV testing campaign: a non-blinded, cluster …

MA Desai, DO Okal, CE Rose, R Ndivo, B Oyaro… - The lancet HIV, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background HIV disease staging with referral laboratory-based CD4 cell count testing is a
key barrier to the initiation of antiretroviral treatment (ART). Point-of-care CD4 cell counts …