Costing and cost-effectiveness of Cepheid Xpert HIV -1 Qual Assay using whole blood protocol versus PCR by Abbott Systems in Malawi

Costing and cost-effectiveness of Cepheid Xpert HIV -1 Qual Assay using whole blood protocol versus PCR by Abbott Systems in Malawi

# Background Timely diagnosis of HIV in infants and children is an urgent priority. In Malawi, 40,000 infants annually are HIV exposed. However, gold standard polymerase-chain-reaction (PCR) based testing requires centralised laboratories, causing turn-around times (TAT) of 2 to 3 months and signif...

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Main Authors: Maggie Nyirenda-Nyang'wa, Gerald Manthalu, Matthias Arnold, Dominic Nkhoma, Mina C. Hosseinipour, Maganizo Chagomerana, Precious Chibwe, Kevin Mortimer, Neil Kennedy, Derek Fairley, Victor Mwapasa, Chisomo Msefula, Henry C. Mwandumba, Jobiba Chinkhumba, Nigel Klein, Dagmar Alber, Angela Obasi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Society of Global Health 2022-08-01
Series:Journal of Global Health Economics and Policy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.52872/001c.37787
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