The Alere Pima™ CD4 Cartridge uses whole-blood samples to identify T-helper cells.

• Easy on the patient: Requires only a small amount of blood allowing for fingerstick or venous whole-blood samples.
• Easy to use: All test reagents are sealed within the single-use disposable test cartridge.
• Rapid: Results are available within 20 minutes.
• Uses lab or point-of-care samples
• No sample transfers, no time spent preparing sample
• No risk of sample cross-contamination
• No cold chain storage
• No risk of contaminating the Alere Pima™ Analyser with sample during the test run

• 25μL of venous or fingerstick whole blood
• No manual sample handling or processing
• Single-use disposable cartridge with all dried reagents
• Sample processing automatically performed in sealed cartridge