Early antiretroviral therapy initiation: access and equity of viral load testing for HIV treatment monitoring
Lancet, Infect. dis.; 17 (1), 2017
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 benefits of suppressed viral load for the individual and the whole population. Historically, large-scale diagnostic tes...
Anti-HIV Agents/therapeutic use, Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active/methods, Drug Monitoring, HIV Infections/drug therapy, Health Policy, Medical Laboratory Science, Blood/virology, Desiccation/methods, Global Health, HIV Infections/prevention & control, HIV Infections/virology, Medical Laboratory Science/organization & administration, Specimen Handling/methods, Viral Load