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Practical Issues with HIV Practical Issues with HIV Testing, CD4 Count and Viral Testing, CD4 Count and Viral Load testing Load testing 2 ND Phnom Penh Symposium on HIV 2 ND Phnom Penh Symposium on HIV Marie Downer, CDC; Chuop Sokheng, NIPH,


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Practical Issues with HIV Testing, CD4 Count and Viral Load testing

2ND Phnom Penh Symposium on HIV Marie Downer, CDC; Chuop Sokheng, NIPH, and Chandara Mom, NIPH

Practical Issues with HIV Testing, CD4 Count and Viral Load testing

2ND Phnom Penh Symposium on HIV Marie Downer, CDC; Chuop Sokheng, NIPH, and Chandara Mom, NIPH

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Goal

  • Discuss and clarify issues

with lab testing that Clinicians might have

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DISCUSSION POINTS

  • What Drs. should know from
  • rdering test to reading report result?
  • Quality control measures put in

place to assure accuracy and reliability

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DISCUSSION POINTS

  • Contents of request forms:

* Patient ID

* Dr. who made request * Who collected samples * Time, date of sample collection * Time and date samples shipped

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DISCUSSION POINTS

  • Quality check of :

* Sample collection * Transport condition * Testing process * Review of Reports by Lab Head * Turn around time for results

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DISCUSSION POINTS

  • What to look for in a patient’s

result ? * HIV test;

* CD4 Count absolute number * CD4 Count percentage * Is there any discrepancy with

previous results or clinical symptoms?

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DISCUSSION POINTS

  • What to do in case of

discrepancy?

* HIV test; * CD4 Count absolute number * CD4 Count percentage

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DISCUSSION POINTS

  • What about viral load testing?
  • Any issues with DNA PCR ?