Title

SMARThivCD4mos: A complexity-free and cost effective model technology for monitoring HIV patients CD4 number in resource-poor settings

Authors

Aboubakar Yari^{1, *}, 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

Hypothesis

Date

received December 03, 2007; revised January 12, 2008; accepted January 19, 2008; published January 27, 2008

Abstract

We design a “simple” and “low cost” model technology for monitoring HIV patients CD4 number in resource-poor settings: SMARThivCD4mos. Cost and complexity are the major challenges to the developing world in transferring and implementing HIV surveillance technologies. We previously proposed a “three tests” combo kit model for improving HIV patients monitoring standards in resource-poor settings. From the pool of recommended alternative CD4 counting technologies, our “three tests” combo kit model retained the Capcellia technology for its “simplicity”. However, compared to other CD4 counting technologies, such as Dynabeads, the Capcellia technology is “expensive”. Here, we describe a cost reduction strategy of the Capcellia technology.

Keywords

CD4 count; HIV surveillance technologies; cost and complexity; resource-poor countries; alternative technologies

Citation

Yari, et al., Bioinformation 2(6): 257-259 (2008)

Edited by

P. Kangueane

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.