Effect of point-of-care early infant diagnosis on antiretroviral therapy initiation and retention of patients: a cluster-randomised trial
In this cluster-randomized controlled trial, Jani et al. evaluated the effect of point-of-care (POC) early infant HIV testing on rates of antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation an
Multidisease testing for HIV and TB using the GeneXpert platform: A feasibility study in rural Zimbabwe
Zibusiso Ndlovu, Epidemiologist and Laboratory Advisor with Médecins Sans Frontières, and colleagues demonstrated the feasibility of the GeneXpert multi-disease testing at the ne
June 2018 LabCoP ECHO Session: Technical Area Essential Approaches: New Innovations with Viral Load
This four-step overview of Laboratory African Regional Collaborative (LARC) was presented by Patricia Riley from the International Laboratory Branch of the US Centers for Disease C
Pioneering New Diagnostics: Addressing Challenges and Implications for Point-of-Care Testing in African Settings
Point-of-Care Testing: Why is it important? Imagine yourself in a city at the centre of one of the world’s deadliest disease outbreaks. You watch as your friends and relatives ar
Cepheid Receives World Health Organization Pre-Qualification of Xpert HIV-1 Viral Load Test
Broadens access to HIV viral load monitoring On July 20, 2017, Cepheid received World Health Organization (WHO) prequalification for its Xpert® HIV-1 Viral Load (VL) test. The Xpe
The performance of BD FACSPresto™ forCD4 T-cell count, CD4% and hemoglobin concentration test in Ethiopia
Gebremicael, et al. report results from a technical evaluation of the BD FACSPresto Point-of-Care CD4 platform in Ethiopia using capillary and venous blood samples. Researchers fou
Impact of SMS/GPRS printers in reducing time to early infant diagnosis compared to 4 routine result reporting: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Vojnov, et al., present results from a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the benefit of using short message service (SMS) and general packet radio service (GPRS) printe