Field expansion of DNA polymerase chain reaction for early infant diagnosis of HIV-1: The Ethiopian experience
Background: Early diagnosis of infants infected with HIV (EID) and early initiation of treatment significantly reduces the rate of disease progression and mortality. One of the challengesto identification of HIV-1-infected infants is availability and/or access to quality molecular laboratory facilit...
Main Authors: | Peter Fonjungo, Mulu Girma, Zenebe Melaku, Teferi Mekonen, Amilcar Tanuri, Bereket Hailegiorgis, Belete Tegbaru, Yohannes Mengistu, Aytenew Ashenafi, Wubshet Mamo, Tesfay Abreha, Gudetta Tibesso, Artur Ramos, Gonfa Ayana, Richard Freeman, John N. Nkengasong, Solomon Zewdu, Yenew Kebede, Almaz Abebe, Thomas A. Kenyon, Tsehaynesh Messele |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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AOSIS
2013-05-01
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Series: | African Journal of Laboratory Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://ajlmonline.org/index.php/ajlm/article/view/31 |
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