BACKGROUND: Point of Care testing (POCT) provides on-site, rapid, accessible results. With current South African
anti-retroviral treatment guidelines, up to 4 fingersticks /patient/clinic visit could be required if utilizing ...
INTRODUCTION
HIV-infected patients require antiretroviral treatment for life. To improve access to care,
CD4 enumeration and viral load tests have been redesigned to be used as point-of-care
techniques using finger-stick ...
