Specimen origin, type and testing laboratory are linked to longer turnaround times for HIV viral load testing in Malawi

• Peter A. Minchella ,

  * E-mail: klf9@cdc.gov

  Affiliation Laboratory Leadership Service assigned to Division of Global HIV and Tuberculosis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

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• Geoffrey Chipungu,

  Affiliation Division of Global HIV and Tuberculosis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Lilongwe, Malawi

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• Andrea A. Kim,

  Affiliation Division of Global HIV and Tuberculosis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

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• Abdoulaye Sarr,

  Affiliation Division of Global HIV and Tuberculosis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Lilongwe, Malawi

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• Hammad Ali,

  Affiliation Division of Global HIV and Tuberculosis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

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• Reuben Mwenda,

  Affiliation Ministry of Health, Lilongwe, Malawi

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• John N. Nkengasong,

  Affiliation Division of Global HIV and Tuberculosis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

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• Daniel Singer

  Affiliation Division of Global HIV and Tuberculosis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Lilongwe, Malawi

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