Point-of-care viral load testing and differentiated HIV care

Point-of-Care Viral Load Testing for Sub-Saharan Africa: Informing a Target Product Profile

Point-of-care viral load tests are being developed to monitor patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa. Test design involves trade-offs between test attributes, including accuracy, complexity, robustness, and cost. We used a model of the human immunodeficiency virus epidemic and ART program in Zimbabwe and found that the attributes of a viral load testing approach that are...

Patient needs and point-of-care requirements for HIV load testing in resource-limited settings.

Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is an international, independent medical nongovernmental organization. One way in which MSF acts to improve patient care is to assist in the identification and development of adapted and appropriate tools for use in resource-limited settings. One strategy to achieve this goal is through active collaborations with scientists and developers, to make some of the fiel...

Point-of-care HIV testing using rapid HIV test kits: guidance for health-care professionals.

Attitude of Health Care Professionals Towards Voluntary Counseling and Testing for HIV/AIDS

Introduction: HIV counseling and testing is the vital and preliminary interventional step aimed at reducing the spread of HIV infection. The study was designed to determine the attitude of health care professionals towards voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) for HIV/AIDS at Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital. Materials & Methods: In this descriptive cross sectional prospective study a sel...

HIV point-of-care-testing in Nova Scotia:

Background: Despite decades of HIV prevention efforts, new infections continue in Canada. Access to and ease of HIV testing remains an important element for both HIV prevention and treatment. As it currently stands, HIV testing in Nova Scotia involves accessing a health care provider, non-nominal testing through the STD clinic at the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, or one of two anon...