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Evaluation of in-house genotyping assay performance using dried blood spot specimens in the Global World Health Organization laboratory network.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 1 May 2012
Parkin Neil, de Mendoza Carmen, Schuurman Rob, Jennings Cheryl, Bremer James, Jordan Michael R, Bertagnolio Silvia
Abstract excerpt
In resource-limited settings, there is increased demand for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 drug resistance testing. Because preservation of plasma specimens is often not feasible in resource-limited settings, use of dried blood spots (DBSs) is being adopted. We used 2 panels of DBSs for genotyping assay validation and proficiency testing in selected laboratories in the World Health Organization laboratory...
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