Delays in HIV-1 infant polymerase chain reaction testing may leave children without confirmed diagnoses in the Western Cape province, South Africa

BACKGROUND: Early diagnosis and confirmation of HIV infection in newborns is crucial for expedited initiation of antiretroviral therapy. Confirmatory testing must be done for all children with a reactive HIV PCR result. There is no comprehensive data on confirmatory testing and HIV PCR test request...

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Autores principales: Mahlakwane, Kamela L., Preiser, Wolfgang, Nkosi, Nokwazi, Naidoo, Nasheen, van Zyl, Gert
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AOSIS 2022
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9257942/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35811753
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ajlm.v11i1.1485

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9257942/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35811753
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ajlm.v11i1.1485

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