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High performance of CD4 rapid testing by lay providers in Malawi: Results from a prospective diagnostic accuracy study supporting decentralized advanced HIV disease screening

2026-01-15 hiv aids Title + abstract only
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CD4 testing is essential for identifying people with Advanced HIV Disease to enable provision of a diagnostic package (serum cryptococcal antigen testing and urine lipoarabinomannan testing) and prophylaxis. Lay providers (HIV diagnostic assistants) might be able to perform CD4 testing and advanced HIV diagnostics using lateral flow assays (LFAs). We conducted a prospective diagnostic accuracy study comparing LFA(Visitect) CD4 results performed by HIV diagnostic assistants and by laboratory tech...

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