Costing and cost-effectiveness of Cepheid Xpert HIV -1 Qual Assay using whole blood protocol versus PCR by Abbott Systems in Malawi

• Автори: Maggie Nyirenda-Nyang'wa (Автор), Gerald Manthalu (Автор), Matthias Arnold (Автор), Dominic Nkhoma (Автор), Mina C. Hosseinipour (Автор), Maganizo Chagomerana (Автор), Precious Chibwe (Автор), Kevin Mortimer (Автор), Neil Kennedy (Автор), Derek Fairley (Автор), Victor Mwapasa (Автор), Chisomo Msefula (Автор), Henry C. Mwandumba (Автор), Jobiba Chinkhumba (Автор), Nigel Klein (Автор), Dagmar Alber (Автор), Angela Obasi (Автор)
• Формат: Книга
• Опубліковано: International Society of Global Health, 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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# Background Timely diagnosis of HIV in infants and children is an urgent priority. In Malawi, 40,000 infants annually are HIV exposed. However, gold standard polymerase-chain-reaction (PCR) based testing requires centralised laboratories, causing turn-around times (TAT) of 2 to 3 months and signifi...