Specimen Referral Network to Rapidly Scale-Up CD4 Testing: The Hub and Spoke Model for Haiti.

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Abstract

Regular and quality CD4 testing is essential to monitor disease progression in people living with HIV. In Haiti, most laboratories have limited infrastructure and financial resources and have relied on manual laboratory techniques. We report the successful implementation of a national specimen referral network to rapidly increase patient coverage with quality CD4 testing while at the same time building infrastructure for referral of additional sample types over time.

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Journal

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J AIDS Clin Res

Title: Journal of AIDS & clinical research

Publisher: OMICS Publishing Group

ISSN: 2155-6113

Publication date (Electronic): February 24 2016

Volume: 6

Issue: 8

Affiliations

[1 ] Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

[2 ] Clinton Health Access Initiative, Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

[3 ] Laboratoire National de Santé Publique, Ministry of Health, Government of Haiti, Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

[4 ] Partnership for Supply Chain Management, Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

[5 ] Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

[6 ] Unite de Gestion des Programmes, Ministry of Health, Government of Haiti, Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

Article

Mid ID: NIHMS756268

DOI: 10.4172/2155-6113.1000488

PMC ID: 4756652

PubMed ID: 26900489

SO-VID: 9eae9767-a13c-4b02-84b8-fc3ec781d2ee

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Keywords: External quality assessment,Spokes,Specimen referral network,Hubs,CD4 testing

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Keywords: External quality assessment, Spokes, Specimen referral network, Hubs, CD4 testing

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