Sensitivity and specificity of dried blood spots for HIV-1 viral load quantification: A laboratory assessment of 3 commercial assays

The use of dried blood spots (DBS) instead of plasma as a specimen type for HIV-1 viral load (VL) testing facilitates the decentralization of specimen collection and can increase access to VL testing in resource-limited settings. The performance of DBS for VL testing is lower, however, when compared...

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Autores principales: Pannus, Pieter, Claus, Maarten, Gonzalez, Maria Mercedes Perez, Ford, Nathan, Fransen, Katrien
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5134769/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27902602
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000005475

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5134769/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27902602
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000005475

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