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

• Main Authors: Joseph G. Rosen (Author), William G. Ddaaki (Author), Neema Nakyanjo (Author), Larry W. Chang (Author), Anh Van Vo (Author), Tongying Zhao (Author), Gertrude Nakigozi (Author), Fred Nalugoda (Author), Godfrey Kigozi (Author), Joseph Kagaayi (Author), Thomas C. Quinn (Author), M. Kate Grabowski (Author), Steven J. Reynolds (Author), Caitlin E. Kennedy (Author), Ronald M. Galiwango (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...