Dried Blood Spots Perform Well in Viral Load Monitoring of Patients Who Receive Antiretroviral Treatment in Rural Tanzania
Clinical Infectious Diseases2009Vol. 49(6), pp. 976–981
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Asgeir Johannessen, Carmen Garrido, Natalia Zahonero, Leiv Sandvik, Ezra Naman, Sokoine Kivuyo, Mabula Kasubi, Svein Gunnar Gundersen, Johan N. Bruun, Carmen de Mendoza
Abstract
DBS, in combination with the NucliSENS EasyQ HIV-1 v1.2 asay, performed well in monitoring HIV viral loads in patients who received ART in rural Tanzania, although the sensitivity was reduced when viral burden was low. The use of DBS can simplify virological monitoring in resource-limited settings.
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