Article
Dried blood spots for HIV-1 drug resistance genotyping in decentralized settings in Senegal.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jan 2014
Diouara Abou Abdallah Malick, Diop-Ndiaye Halimatou, Kebe-Fall Khady, Tchiakpè Edmond, Ndiaye Ousseynou, Ayouba Ahidjo, Peeters Martine, Mboup Souleymane, Kane Coumba Toure
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to evaluate the use for HIV-1 drug resistance testing dried blood spots collected in remote areas and sent under field conditions to a reference laboratory and also to document virological failure in patients with suspected treatment failure. Samples were collected from patients receiving first line ART at 11 hospital sites around country, kept at room temperature (<37°C) and sent within...
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