Field Evaluation of a Point-of-Care CD4 Analyzer for Monitoring HIV Patients in the Interior of the Amazon Region, Brazil.

To evaluate the accuracy of the PIMA point-of-care CD4 analyzer (PIMA) under field conditions in comparison to the current CD4 count system (FACSCalibur), and to evaluate the operational suitability and acceptability of health professionals (HP) and HIV-patients in using the PIMA in health clinics i...

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Main Authors: Ione Conceição Pinto, Meritxell Sabidó, Analice Barbosa Pereira, Maeve B Mello, Andrea de Melo Xavier Shimizu, Bruna Lovizutto Protti, Adele Schwartz Benzaken
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4408088?pdf=render