The use of dried blood spots on filter paper for the diagnosis of HIV-1 in infants born to HIV seropositive women

doi:10.4103/0255-0857.38864

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The use of dried blood spots on filter paper for the diagnosis of HIV-1 in infants born to HIV seropositive women

1 Jan 2008

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Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is the most sensitive test to diagnose HIV-1 infection among infants born to HIV seropositive mothers. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of dried blood spot (DBS) specimens for PCR and to compare it with whole-blood stored in tubes for HIV-1 DNA PCR. Five hundred and seventy-seven whole-blood infant samples were tested using HIV-1 qualitative in-house nested DNA...

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