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.
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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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Assunto principal:
RNA Viral
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Infecções por HIV
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HIV-1
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Monitoramento de Medicamentos
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Carga Viral
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Teste em Amostras de Sangue Seco
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
África do Sul