Article
Dried blood spots collected on filter paper: an international resource for the diagnosis and genetic characterization of human immunodeficiency virus type-1.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Jan 2000
Cassol S A, Read S, Weniger B G, Gomez P, Lapointe N, Ou C Y, Babu P G
Abstract excerpt
The collection of dried blood spots (DBS) on filter paper provides a powerful approach for the development of large-scale, population-based screening programs. DBS methods are particularly valuable in developing countries and isolated rural regions where resources are limited. Large numbers of fi...
Topics
- AIDS Serodiagnosis
- AIDS Vaccines
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Base Sequence
- Blood Specimen Collection
- DNA Primers
- Drug Resistance
- Filtration
- Genetic Variation
- HIV-1
- Humans
- Infant
- Infant, Newborn
- Mutation
- Paper
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Sequence Analysis