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The viral load monitoring cascade in a resource-limited setting: A prospective multicentre cohort study after introduction of routine viral load monitoring in rural Lesotho

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  • Tracy Renee Glass
  • Lipontso Motaboli
  • Bienvenu Nsakala
  • Malebanye Lerotholi
  • Fiona Vanobberghen
  • Alain Amstutz
  • Thabo Ishmael Lejone
  • Josephine Muhairwe
  • Thomas Klimkait
  • Niklaus Daniel Labhardt

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Introduction: For HIV-positive individuals on antiretroviral therapy (ART), the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends routine viral load (VL) monitoring. We report on the cascade of care in individuals with unsuppressed VL after introduction of routine VL monitoring in a district in Lesotho. Materials and methods: In Butha-Buthe district 12 clinics (11 rural, 1 hospital) send samples for VL testing to the district laboratory. We included data from patients aged ≥15 years from Dec 1, 2015 to November 1, 2018. As per WHO guidelines VL

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  • Tracy Renee Glass & Lipontso Motaboli & Bienvenu Nsakala & Malebanye Lerotholi & Fiona Vanobberghen & Alain Amstutz & Thabo Ishmael Lejone & Josephine Muhairwe & Thomas Klimkait & Niklaus Daniel Labha, 2019. "The viral load monitoring cascade in a resource-limited setting: A prospective multicentre cohort study after introduction of routine viral load monitoring in rural Lesotho," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 14(8), pages 1-11, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0220337
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0220337
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