Performance characteristics of an instrument-free point-of-care CD4 test (VISITECT®CD4) for use in resource-limited settings

Objective CD4+ T lymphocyte count remains the most common biomarker of immune status and disease progression in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive individuals. VISITECT®CD4 is an instrument-free, low-cost point-of-care CD4 test with a cut-off of 350 CD4 cells/μL. This study aimed to evaluat...

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Main Authors: Vairamohan Vidhyavathi, Hussain Syed Iqbal, Kannaiyan Kanthamani, Sunil Suhas Solomon, Paneerselvam Nandagopal, Stanley Luchters, Minh D. Pham, James Forbes, Suzanne M. Crowe, Christopher McMurran, David A. Anderson, Pachamuthu Balakrishnan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-09-01
Series:Journal of International Medical Research
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/0300060520955028