Field performance and diagnostic accuracy of a low-cost instrument-free point-of-care CD4 test (visitect CD4) performed by different health worker cadres among pregnant women Universiteit Gent
Measuring CD4 counts remains an important component of HIV care. The Visitect CD4 is the first instrument-free low-cost point-of-care CD4 test with results interpreted visually after 40 min, providing a result of >= 350 CD4 cells/mm(3). The field performance and diagnostic accuracy of the test was assessed among HIV-infected pregnant women in South Africa. A nurse performed testing at the point-ofcare using both venous and finger-prick blood, ...