The aim of diagnostic point-of-care testing is to minimise the time to obtain a test result,
thereby allowing clinicians and patients to make a quick clinical decision. Because point-of …

Introduction Several approaches have been taken to reduce pre‐antiretroviral therapy (ART)
losses between HIV testing and ART initiation in low‐and middle‐income countries, but a …

SUMMARY HIV diagnostics have played a central role in the remarkable progress in
identifying, staging, initiating, and monitoring infected individuals on life-saving antiretroviral …

Introduction: Recent years have seen an increasing recognition of the need to improve
access and retention in care for people living with HIV/AIDS. This review aims to quantify …

Objectives To assess the proportion of patients lost to programme (died, lost to follow‐up,
transferred out) between HIV diagnosis and start of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in sub …

Background. South Africa's National Strategic Plan (NSP) for 2007-2011 aimed to achieve
new antiretroviral treatment (ART) enrolment numbers equal to 80% of the number of newly …

Background: Women initiating antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy have high rates of
dropout, particularly after delivery. We aimed to identify challenges to postpartum retention …

Progression through the HIV continuum of care, from HIV testing to lifelong retention in
antiretroviral therapy (ART) care and treatment programs, is critical to the success of HIV …

Summary Background In Africa, up to 30% of HIV-infected patients who are clinically eligible
for antiretroviral therapy (ART) do not start timely treatment. We assessed the effects of an …

Background The high burden of undiagnosed HIV in sub-Saharan Africa limits treatment and
prevention efforts. Community-based HIV testing campaigns can address this challenge and …