The missed potential of CD4 and viral load testing to improve clinical outcomes for people living with HIV in lower-resource settings

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Authors

Peter Ehrenkranz · Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Solange Baptiste

Helen Bygrave · Médecins Sans Frontières

Tom Ellman · Médecins Sans Frontières

Naoko Doi · Clinton Health Access Initiative

Anna Grimsrud · International AIDS Society

Andreas Jahn · Public Health Institute of Malawi

Abstract

In a Policy Forum, Peter Ehrenkranz and colleagues discuss the contribution of CD4 and viral load testing to outcomes for people with HIV in low- and middle-income countries.

Topics & Keywords

HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk HIV Research and Treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS Medicine

Volume 16, Issue 5, pp. e1002820-e1002820

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002820

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