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. 2016 Aug 23;13(8):e1002089.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002089. eCollection 2016 Aug.

Progress and Challenges in Scaling Up Laboratory Monitoring of HIV Treatment

Peter H Kilmarx  1 , Raiva Simbi  2
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Progress and Challenges in Scaling Up Laboratory Monitoring of HIV Treatment

Peter H Kilmarx et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

In a perspective on Habiyambere and colleagues, Peter Kilmarx and Raiva Simbi discuss the disconnect between HIV testing instrument capacity and utilization.

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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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