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SMARThivVLmos: A complexity-free and cost effective dynamic model technology for monitoring HIV viral load in resource-poor settings   

 

Authors

Aboubakar Yari1, *, Frederic S. Passo1, Venus Yari1, Ousmane Sanni1, Myra Yari1, Mathieu Z. Dovenou1, Rachide Traore1 and Jean-Pierre Hounyet2

 

Affiliation

1Biotech tropicana, Inc, Parakou, Benin; 2Hôpital Saint-Jean de Dieu, Boko, Benin 

 

Email

ayari@biotechtropicana.com; * Corresponding author

 

Article Type

Views & challenges

 

Date

received December 18, 2007; revised January 14, 2008; accepted January 19, 2008; published January 27, 2008

 

Abstract

We design a “simple” and “low cost” model technology for monitoring HIV viral load in resource-poor settings: SMARThivVLmos. Cost and complexity are the major challenges to the developing world, in monitoring HIV patients viral load. We have previously demonstrated in our SMARThivPack model that cost and complexity of laboratory monitoring of HIV patients, may be reduced not only at a first technology development level, but also at a second technology implementation, and at a third global coordination levels.

 

In our SMARThivPack model, the P24 HIV viral load monitoring system passed both the “cost” and the “complexity” tests. However, compared to other alternative viral monitoring systems such as the Cavidi EXAVIR, the sensitivity of the P24 system is too low. Here we describe a dynamic model technology that overcomes the sensitivity barrier of the P24 system while maintaining simplicity and low cost.

 

Keywords

HIV viral load measurement; HIV surveillance technologies; cost and complexity; resource-poor countries; alternative technologies

 

Citation

Yari, et al., Bioinformation 2(6): 246-248 (2008)

 

Edited by

P. Kangueane

 

ISSN

0973-2063

 

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics Publishing Group

 

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The authors of published articles in Bioinformation automatically transfer the copyright to the publisher upon formal acceptance. However, the authors reserve right to use the information contained in the article for non commercial purposes.

 

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This is an open-access article, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, for non-commercial purposes, provided the original author and source are credited.