Lost opportunities to complete CD4+ lymphocyte testing among patients who tested positive for HIV in South Africa

• Main Authors: Bruce A Larson (Author), Alana Brennan (Author), Lynne McNamara (Author), Lawrence Long (Author), Sydney Rosen (Author), Ian Sanne (Author), Matthew P Fox (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2010-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To estimate rates of completion of CD4+ lymphocyte testing (CD4 testing) within 12 weeks of testing positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) at a large HIV/AIDS clinic in South Africa, and to identify clinical and demographic predictors for completion. METHODS: In our study, CD4 te...