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Table 1 Total patient, SCS and laboratory costs per viral load test performed, by site (US dollars)

From: Cost analysis of centralized viral load testing for antiretroviral therapy monitoring in Nicaragua, a low-HIV prevalence, low-resource setting

SCS site

1

2

3

4

5

6

Patient

3.70

(3.7%)

8.90

(8.8%)

8.78

(8.5%)

10.27

(9%)

14.93

(12%)

14.62

(13%)

Clinic

6.58

(6.7%)

3.31

(3.3%)

6.41

(6.1%)

14.97

(13.1%)

20.92

(16.8%)

9.48

(8.4%)

Laboratory*

88.73(88.6%)

88.73(87.9%)

88.73

(85.4%)

88.73

(77.9%)

88.73

(71.2%)

88.73

(78.6%)

Total

99.01

100.94

103.92

113.97

124.58

112.83

  1. *Calculated using the optimal 22 specimens perrun.