Cost-effectiveness of point-of-care viral load monitoring of antiretroviral therapy in resource-limited settings
Author(s) -
Janne Estill,
Matthias Egger,
Nello Blaser,
Luisa SalazarVizcaya,
Daniela Garone,
Robin Wood,
J. Campbell,
Timothy B. Hallett,
Olivia Keiser
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1473-5571
pISSN - 0269-9370
DOI - 10.1097/qad.0b013e328360a4e5
Subject(s) - antiretroviral therapy , viral load , medicine , intensive care medicine , cost effectiveness , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , lentivirus , limited resources , point of care , sida , viral disease , virology , risk analysis (engineering) , pathology
Monitoring of HIV viral load in patients on combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) is not generally available in resource-limited settings. We examined the cost-effectiveness of qualitative point-of-care viral load tests (POC-VL) in sub-Saharan Africa.
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