HIV Viral Load Scale-up Among Children and Adolescents: Trends in Viral Load Suppression, Sample Type and Processing in 7 PEPFAR Countries, 2015-2018.
Pediatr Infect Dis J
; 42(4): e102-e104, 2023 04 01.
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| ID: mdl-36728122
ABSTRACT
HIV-positive children and adolescents face gaps in viral load (VL) testing. To understand trends in pediatric/adolescent VL testing, 7 countries collected data from Laboratory Information Management Systems. Results showed increasing proportion of VL tests done through dried blood spot (DBS) and decreased sample rejection rates for DBS compared with plasma, supporting use of DBS VL when skilled phlebotomy is unavailable.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Infecções por HIV
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HIV-1
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Pediatr Infect Dis J
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article