Compliance to HIV treatment monitoring guidelines can reduce laboratory costs

Compliance to HIV treatment monitoring guidelines can reduce laboratory costs

Background: Panel tests are a predetermined group of tests commonly requested together to provide a comprehensive and conclusive diagnosis, for example, liver function test (LFT). South African HIV antiretroviral treatment (ART) guidelines recommend individual tests for toxicity monitoring over pane...

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Main Authors:	Naseem Cassim, Lindi M. Coetzee, Kathryn Schnippel, Deborah K. Glencross
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	AOSIS 2016-05-01
Series:	Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine
Subjects:	HIV ART Toxicity Monitoring Expenditure
Online Access:	https://sajhivmed.org.za/index.php/hivmed/article/view/449

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