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. 2019 May 29;16(5):e1002820.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002820. eCollection 2019 May.

The missed potential of CD4 and viral load testing to improve clinical outcomes for people living with HIV in lower-resource settings

Peter D Ehrenkranz  1 , Solange L Baptiste  2 , Helen Bygrave  3 , Tom Ellman  4 , Naoko Doi  5 , Anna Grimsrud  6 , Andreas Jahn  7 , Thokozani Kalua  7 , Rose Kolola Nyirenda  7 , Michael O Odo  7 , Pascale Ondoa  8 , Lara Vojnov  9 , Charles B Holmes  10   11
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The missed potential of CD4 and viral load testing to improve clinical outcomes for people living with HIV in lower-resource settings

Peter D Ehrenkranz et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

In a Policy Forum, Peter Ehrenkranz and colleagues discuss the contribution of CD4 and viral load testing to outcomes for people with HIV in low- and middle-income countries.

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Conflict of interest statement

PE is an employee of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. CH is a grantee of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

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