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Evaluation of a single round polymerase chain reaction assay using dried blood spots for diagnosis of HIV-1 infection in infants in an African setting

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to develop an economical 'in-house' single round polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay using filter paper-dried blood spots (FP-DBS) for early infant HIV-1 diagnosis and to evaluate its performance in an African setting. METHODS: An 'in-house'...

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Autores principales: Chohan, Bhavna H, Emery, Sandra, Wamalwa, Dalton, John-Stewart, Grace, Majiwa, Maxwel, Ng'ayo, Musa, Froggett, Steve, Overbaugh, Julie
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3050718/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21332984
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-11-18