Field study to determine the reliability of HIV viral load results shows minimal impact of delayed testing in South Africa

• Main Authors: Diana R. Hardie (Author), Howard Newman (Author), Joanna Reid (Author), Nei-Yuan Hsiao (Author), Gert van Zyl (Author), Lucia Hans (Author), Jasantha Odayar (Author), Stephen Korsman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: AOSIS, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Understanding factors that impact HIV viral load (VL) accuracy in resource-limited settings is key to quality improvement. Objective: We evaluated whether testing delay and specimen storage between 25 °C and 30 °C before testing affected results. Methods: Between November 2019 and June 2...