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. 2011 Jan;16(1):37-41.
doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2010.02669.x. Epub 2010 Nov 2.

Viewpoint: Why do we need a point-of-care CD4 test for low-income countries?

R Zachariah  1 , S D Reid, P Chaillet, M Massaquoi, E J Schouten, A D Harries
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Viewpoint: Why do we need a point-of-care CD4 test for low-income countries?

R Zachariah et al. Trop Med Int Health. 2011 Jan.
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Abstract

In this paper, we discuss the reasons why we urgently need a point-of-care (POC) CD4 test, elaborate the problems we have experienced with the current technology which hampers CD4-count coverage and highlight the ideal characteristics of a universal CD4 POC test. It is high-time that CD4 technology is simplified and adapted for wider use in low-income countries to change the current paradigm of restricted access once and for all.

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