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Pediatr Infect Dis J
; 42(4): e102-e104, 2023 04 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| 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.