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Comprehensive & Cost Effective Laboratory Monitoring of HIV/AIDS: an African Role Model
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Comprehensive & Cost Effective Laboratory Monitoring of HIV/AIDS: an African Role Model
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October 31, 2010
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Anti-retroviral therapy to treat HIV/AIDS is monitored in South Africa on a large scale. Flow cytometry is combined for haematology (CD45), immunology (CD4) and viral-load linked CD38 assay. Recorded at NHLS-SA laboratories, Johannesburg, these modern methods are cost-efficient with heightened local internal quality control, serving as role-models for resource-limited diagnostics.
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Laboratory MonitoringHIV/AIDSAfrican Role ModelAnti-retroviral Therapy (ART)Diagnostic TestingLow-income CountriesPathology ServicesInternal Quality AssessmentNational Health Laboratory Services (NHLS-SA)Witwatersrand UniversityJohannesburgSouth AfricaCD4-CD45 PanLeucoGating Strategy (PLG)Flow Cytometric AssayHaematological TestsImmunological TestsVirology-related TestsWhite Cell CountsCD4 CountsCD8+ T Cells
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Lawrie, D., Janossy, G., Roos, M., Glencross, D. K. Comprehensive & Cost Effective Laboratory Monitoring of HIV/AIDS: an African Role Model. J. Vis. Exp. (44), e2312, doi:10.3791/2312 (2010).
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