Diagnostic performance and usability of the VISITECT CD4 semi-quantitative test for advanced HIV disease screening.
Zibusiso NdlovuLamin MassaquoiNdim Eugene BangwenJohn N BatumbaRachelle U BoraJoelle MbuayaRoger NzadiNadine NtabugiPatrick KisakaGisele ManciyaRamzia MoudashirouHarry PanganiPatrick MangochiRoberta MakokoDavid Van LaekenClaude KwitondaYuster RonohKuziwa KuwenyiReinaldo OrtunoDouglas MangwanyaEdmore ZvidzaiTapiwa MupepeSekesai ZinyoweraEmmanuel FajardoTom EllmanPublished in: PloS one (2020)
Visitect CD4 LFA is a promising test for decentralized CD4 screening in resource-limited settings, without access to CD4 testing and and it can trigger prompt management of patients with AHD. Lay health cadres should be considered to conduct Visitect CD4 LFA testing in PHCs as well as coordinating all other POC quality assurance.