Pooled HIV-1 viral load testing using dried blood spots to reduce the cost of monitoring antiretroviral treatment in a resource-limited setting.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
; 64(2): 134-7, 2013 Oct 01.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23892241
ABSTRACT
Rollout of routine HIV-1 viral load monitoring is hampered by high costs and logistical difficulties associated with sample collection and transport. New strategies are needed to overcome these constraints. Dried blood spots from finger pricks have been shown to be more practical than the use of plasma specimens, and pooling strategies using plasma specimens have been demonstrated to be an efficient method to reduce costs. This study found that combination of finger-prick dried blood spots and a pooling strategy is a feasible and efficient option to reduce costs, while maintaining accuracy in the context of a district hospital in Malawi.
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Bases de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
ARN Viral
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Infecciones por VIH
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VIH-1
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Monitoreo de Drogas
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Carga Viral
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Pruebas con Sangre Seca
Tipo de estudio:
Evaluation_studies
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Health_economic_evaluation
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
Asunto de la revista:
SINDROME DA IMUNODEFICIENCIA ADQUIRIDA (AIDS)
Año:
2013
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Sudáfrica