Opinion Paper

Assuring the quality of diagnostic testing: The future is now

John Nkengasong, Debrah I. Boeras, Alash'le Abimiku, Rosanna W. Peeling
African Journal of Laboratory Medicine | Vol 5, No 2 | a558 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/ajlm.v5i2.558 | © 2016 John Nkengasong, Debrah I. Boeras, Alash'le Abimiku, Rosanna W. Peeling | This work is licensed under Other
Submitted: 31 August 2016 | Published: 17 October 2016

About the author(s)

John Nkengasong, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Debrah I. Boeras, International Laboratory Branch, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Alash'le Abimiku, Institute of Human Virology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Rosanna W. Peeling, International Laboratory Branch, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Abstract

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Keywords

external quality assurance; HIV; resource-limited setting; point of care testing; CD4; early infant diagnosis; viral load

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