Implementing antiretroviral resistance testing in a primary health care HIV treatment programme in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: early experiences, achievements and challenges

Table 2 Process indicators: production of resistance report

	Genotype generation*	Laboratory report†	Specialist recommendations‡	Total report turnaround time§
All samples
Median	12	1	2	18
IQR	7-20	0-3	1-6	13-29
Range	0-151	0-61	0-24	2-154
Clinic
Median	12	1	2	16
IQR	8-19	0-3	1-5	13-28
Range	0-151	0-61	0-24	4-154
Support camp
Median	15	1	4	25
IQR	7-23	0-2	2-7	13-29
Range	0-144	0-47	0-17	2-153

IQR, interquartile range.
*Time from specimen collection to generation of initial genotype report.
^†Time from generation of initial genotype report to sending report to specialist clinician.
^‡Time from sending of laboratory report to specialist clinician to receipt of final report by medical officer.
^§Time from initial specimen collection to receipt of final report by medical officer.

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