The potential promise and pitfalls of point-of-care viral load monitoring to expedite HIV treatment decision-making in rural Uganda: a qualitative study

• Главные авторы: Joseph G. Rosen (Автор), William G. Ddaaki (Автор), Neema Nakyanjo (Автор), Larry W. Chang (Автор), Anh Van Vo (Автор), Tongying Zhao (Автор), Gertrude Nakigozi (Автор), Fred Nalugoda (Автор), Godfrey Kigozi (Автор), Joseph Kagaayi (Автор), Thomas C. Quinn (Автор), M. Kate Grabowski (Автор), Steven J. Reynolds (Автор), Caitlin E. Kennedy (Автор), Ronald M. Galiwango (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: BMC, 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background HIV treatment programs in Africa have implemented centralized testing for routine viral load monitoring (VLM), which may result in specimen processing delays inhibiting timely return of viral load results. Decentralized, point-of-care (PoC) VLM is a promising tool for expediting...