Using BD Vacutainer CD4 Stabilization Tubes for Absolute Cluster of Differentiation Type 4 Cell Count Measurement on BD FacsCount and Partec Cyflow Cytometers: A Method Comparison Study from Zimbabwe
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Vogt, FlorianVan den Bergh, Rafael
Bernasconi, Andrea
Moyo, Buhlebenkosi
Havazvidi, Liberty
Bastard, Mathieu
Flevaud, Laurence
Taziwa, Fabian
Makondo, Eliphas
Mtapuri-Zinyowera, Sekesai
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2015-08-21
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PloS OneAbstract
Blood collected in conventional EDTA tubes requires laboratory analysis within 48 hours to provide valid CD4 cell count results. This restricts access to HIV care for patients from rural areas in resource-constraint settings due to sample transportation problems. Stabilization Tubes with extended storage duration have been developed but not yet evaluated comprehensively.Publisher
Public Library of SciencePubMed ID
26295802Language
enISSN
1932-6203ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1371/journal.pone.0136537
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