The Timeliness of Point of Care Viral Load Results Improves HIV Monitoring in Nigeria.

Beth ChaplinOche AgbajiHarry Reyes NievaBola OlatundeCharlotte ChangKiren MitrukaHalima SuleTitus DajelAaron ZeeMukhtar L AhmedIsah AhmedProsper OkonkwoHolly E RawizzaPhyllis Kanki

Published in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2022)

POC VL testing resulted in significant improvement in the timeliness of VL result receipt by patients and use for effective HIV clinical management. In patients experiencing VL failure, POC monitoring enabled prompt switching to second-line ART regimens.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
antiretroviral therapy
hiv infected
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
human immunodeficiency virus
hepatitis c virus
prognostic factors
hiv positive
peritoneal dialysis
hiv aids
hiv testing
patient reported outcomes
south africa