Overseas processing of dried blood spots for timely diagnosis of HIV in Haitian infants Diagnóstico oportuno del VIH en niños haitianos mediante el procesamiento en el extranjero de muestras de sangre seca

Overseas processing of dried blood spots for timely diagnosis of HIV in Haitian infants Diagnóstico oportuno del VIH en niños haitianos mediante el procesamiento en el extranjero de muestras de sangre seca

OBJECTIVE: To determine the feasibility of sending dried blood spots (DBS) to an overseas processing center for the diagnosis of HIV infection in infants in rural Haiti. METHODS: The program took place in the Central Department of Haiti. Children under 18 months of age who were born to an HIV-infect...

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Main Authors: Louise C. Ivers, Mary Catherine Smith Fawzi, Julie Mann, Jean-Gregory Jerome, Maxi Raymonville, Joia S. Mukherjee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2008-11-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Subjects:
Recolección de muestras de sangre
serodiagnóstico del sida
áreas de pobreza
Haití
Blood specimen collection
HIV serodiagnosis
poverty areas
Haiti
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892008001100005

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