Optimising courier specimen collection time improves patient access to HIV viral load testing in South Africa

Optimising courier specimen collection time improves patient access to HIV viral load testing in South Africa

Background: South Africa uses a courier network for transporting specimens to public laboratories. After the daily collection of specimens from the facility by the courier, patients not yet attended to are unlikely to receive same-day blood draws, potentially inhibiting access to viral load (VL) tes...

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Main Authors: Sarah J. Girdwood, Thomas Crompton, Naseem Cassim, Floyd Olsen, Portia Sejake, Karidia Diallo, Leigh Berrie, Dorman Chimhamhiwa, Wendy Stevens, Brooke Nichols
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2022-10-01
Series:African Journal of Laboratory Medicine
Subjects:
hiv viral load
scale-up
patient access
south africa
specimen transport
Online Access:https://ajlmonline.org/index.php/ajlm/article/view/1725

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