Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research

Memory Chideme

Publications

• Research Article
  Analysis of Bias and ART Enrollment for a Point-of-Care CD4/CD4% Analyzer
  Author(s): Peter Gumbo, Memory Chideme, Douglas Mangwanya, Newten Handireketi, Dominic Kambarami, Ian Baudi and Sekesai Mtapuri-ZinyoweraPeter Gumbo, Memory Chideme, Douglas Mangwanya, Newten Handireketi, Dominic Kambarami, Ian Baudi and Sekesai Mtapuri-Zinyowera
  
  Point-of-care technologies are a cornerstone for effective HIV care of patients in resource poor settings. They greatly reduce loss to follow up as the patients receive their results immediately and obtain appropriate treatment and other care. There are 593,000 people in urgent need of antiretroviral therapy in Zimbabwe for whom point-of-care technology may be a benefit. The PointCare NOW device was evaluated in order to assess systematic errors between it and conventional flow cytometry and haematology devices, such as the Becton Dickinson FACS Calibur Single Platform and the Sysmex XT-1800i. There being no calibration method for CD4 count on any platform, large systematic errors could affect therapy enrollment decisions. Specimens were collected from 104 patients from the Harare Central Hospital Opportunistic Infection clinic by venipuncture using EDTA tubes. Three samples were auto.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6113.1000247

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