Point of care (PoC) diagnostics are at the focus of government initiatives, NGOs and
fundamental research alike. In high-income countries, the hope is to streamline the …

The global public health community has set ambitious treatment targets to end the HIV/AIDS
pandemic. With the notable absence of a cure, the goal of HIV treatment is to achieve …

Despite immense progress in antiretroviral therapy (ART) scale-up, many people still lack
access to basic standards of care, with our ability to meet the Joint United Nations …

Background HIV-1 viral load testing is recommended to monitor antiretroviral therapy (ART)
but is not universally available. The aim of our study was to assess monitoring of first-line …

Background The number of patients in need of second-line antiretroviral drugs is increasing
in sub-Saharan Africa. We aimed to project the need of second-line antiretroviral therapy in …

Abstract Purpose of Review In this report, we review the need for point-of-care (POC) or near
real-time testing for antiretrovirals, progress in the field, evidence for guiding implementation …

Scaling up access to HIV viral load testing for individuals undergoing antiretroviral therapy in
low-resource settings is a global health priority, as emphasised by research showing the …

CD4 counts and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) load testing are essential components
of HIV care, and making these tests available in resource-limited settings is critical to the roll …

Background Point-of-care CD4 tests at HIV diagnosis could improve linkage to care in
resource-limited settings. Our objective is to evaluate the clinical and economic impact of …

Background New point-of-care (POC) assays for early infant HIV diagnosis are costlier than
conventional total nucleic acid assays, but could increase access to testing, shorten time to …