Clinic flow for STI, HIV, and TB patients in an urban infectious disease clinic offering point-of-care testing services in Durban, South Africa

• Main Authors: Katrina J. Stime (Author), Nigel Garrett (Author), Yukteshwar Sookrajh (Author), Jienchi Dorward (Author), Ntuthu Dlamini (Author), Ayo Olowolagba (Author), Monisha Sharma (Author), Ruanne V. Barnabas (Author), Paul K. Drain (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Many clinics in Southern Africa have long waiting times. The implementation of point-of-care (POC) tests to accelerate diagnosis and improve clinical management in resource-limited settings may improve or worsen clinic flow and waiting times. The objective of this study was to de...