Evaluation of gene amplification for the diagnosis of Herpesviridae infections (cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex virus and varicella-zoster virus) in people living with HIV - INAHTA Brief

Health technology assessment - Posted on Jan 29 2016

The aim of this work is to analyse the consistency between demand, on the one hand, and good practice guidelines and the views of professionals on the other, with a view to including gene amplification (PCR) for the cytomegalovirus (CMV), herpes simplex virus (HSV) and varicella-zoster virus (VZV) through genetic amplification in the diagnosis and treatment of opportunistic diseases in people living with HIV on the list of clinical laboratory procedures reimbursed by the National Health Insurance system in France