Field testing of World Health Organization (WHO) 2003 recommendations for initiating anti-retroviral therapy (ART) where CD4 is not available revealed low sensitivity among stage I and II patients; a combination of Automated Total Lymphocyte Count (TLC) and Haemoglobin (Hgb) can ration the referral for CD4 testing.
Authors
Chan, KeithTu, D
Klarkowski, D
O'Brien, Daniel P
Mills, C
Elema, R
Verputten, M
Bedell, R
Olaiya, M
Braker, K
Shanks, L
Hogg, R
Issue Date
2006