Accuracy of pima pointof-care CD4 analyzer in routine use in public health clinics in Uganda

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Morawski, Bozena M ^a   Meya, David B ^b,c,d   Boulware, David R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Infectious Diseases Institute   (Uganda)

^d MAKERERE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Uganda)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ANALYZER; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CONSULTATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE ACTIVATED CELL SORTING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; LETTER; MACHINE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATHOLOGIST; PATIENT CARE; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UGANDA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; NOTE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE;

FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MOBILE HEALTH UNITS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS;

EID: 84880233853     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3182928f27     Document Type: Letter

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