Accuracy and Acceptability of the VISITECT CD4 Advanced Disease Test Compared With the PIMA CD4 Test at the Point of Care as Part of the Advanced HIV Disease Care Package: A Mixed-Methods Study

Compared with PIMA, VISITECT had good diagnostic accuracy but low PPV and was less acceptable to study nurses. The role of VISITECT should be further evaluated.

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Open Forum Infectious Diseases
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2026-01-26
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https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofag043
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Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment
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Accuracy and Acceptability of the VISITECT CD4 Advanced Disease Test Compared With the PIMA CD4 Test at the Point of Care as Part of the Advanced HIV Disease Care Package: A Mixed-Methods Study

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Compared with PIMA, VISITECT had good diagnostic accuracy but low PPV and was less acceptable to study nurses. The role of VISITECT should be further evaluated.

Open Forum Infectious DiseasesVol. 13(2)
Human Sciences Research Council (ZA), University of Antwerp (BE), Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (CH), University of Basel (CH), University of the Witwatersrand (ZA), Antwerp University Hospital (BE), Community Health Partnership (US), Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde (BE)
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Accuracy and Acceptability of the VISITECT CD4 Advanced Disease Test Compared With the PIMA CD4 Test at the Point of Care as Part of the Advanced HIV Disease Care Package: A Mixed-Methods Study — Alastair van Heerden, Irene Ayakaka, et al. · Open Forum Infectious Diseases (2026) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS