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Field evaluation of dried blood spots for routine HIV-1 viral load and drug resistance monitoring in patients receiving antiretroviral therapy in Africa and Asia.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Feb 2014
Monleau Marjorie, Aghokeng Avelin F, Eymard-Duvernay Sabrina, Dagnra Anoumou, Kania Dramane, Ngo-Giang-Huong Nicole, Touré-Kane Coumba, Truong Lien X T, Chaix Marie-Laure, Delaporte Eric, Ayouba Ahidjo, Peeters Martine
Abstract excerpt
Dried blood spots (DBS) can be used in developing countries to alleviate the logistic constraints of using blood plasma specimens for viral load (VL) and HIV drug resistance (HIVDR) testing, but they should be assessed under field conditions. Between 2009 and 2011, we collected paired plasma-DBS samples from treatment-experienced HIV-1-infected adults in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Senegal, Togo, Thailand, and...
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