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Clinical Evaluation of an Affordable Qualitative Viral Failure Assay for HIV Using Dried Blood Spots in Uganda

BACKGROUND: WHO recommends regular viral load (VL) monitoring of patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) for timely detection of virological failure, prevention of acquired HIV drug resistance (HIVDR) and avoiding unnecessary switching to second-line ART. However, the cost and complexity of routine...

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Autores principales: Balinda, Sheila N., Ondoa, Pascale, Obuku, Ekwaro A., Kliphuis, Aletta, Egau, Isaac, Bronze, Michelle, Kasambula, Lordwin, Schuurman, Rob, Spieker, Nicole, Rinke de Wit, Tobias F., Kityo, Cissy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4732948/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26824465
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0145110