Field performance and cost-effectiveness of a point-of-care triage test for HIV virological failure in Southern Africa.
Anna Saura-LázaroPeter BockErika van den BogaartJessie van VlietLaura GranésKerry NelVikesh NaidooMichelle ScheepersYvonne SaundersNúria LealFrancesco RamponiRené PaulussenTobias Rinke de WitDenise NanicheElisa López-VarelaPublished in: Journal of the International AIDS Society (2023)
The IP-10 LFA is an effective VF triage test for routine ART monitoring. Combining a highly sensitive, low-cost IP-10 LFA-based screening with targeted VL confirmatory testing could result in significant healthcare quality improvements and cost savings in settings with limited access to VL testing.
Keyphrases
- low cost
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv infected
- emergency department
- healthcare
- hiv positive
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv infected patients
- hiv aids
- hepatitis c virus
- hiv testing
- clinical practice
- cancer therapy
- men who have sex with men
- quality improvement
- south africa
- drug delivery
- social media
- single molecule
- health insurance
- molecularly imprinted
- mass spectrometry