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

• Main Authors: Maggie Nyirenda-Nyang'wa (Author), Gerald Manthalu (Author), Matthias Arnold (Author), Dominic Nkhoma (Author), Mina C. Hosseinipour (Author), Maganizo Chagomerana (Author), Precious Chibwe (Author), Kevin Mortimer (Author), Neil Kennedy (Author), Derek Fairley (Author), Victor Mwapasa (Author), Chisomo Msefula (Author), Henry C. Mwandumba (Author), Jobiba Chinkhumba (Author), Nigel Klein (Author), Dagmar Alber (Author), Angela Obasi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: International Society of Global Health, 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...