Pooled PCR testing of dried blood spots for infant HIV diagnosis is cost efficient and accurate

Pooled PCR testing of dried blood spots for infant HIV diagnosis is cost efficient and accurate

Abstract Background Access to qualitative HIV PCRs for early infant diagnosis (EID) is restricted in resource-limited settings due to cost. We hypothesised that pooling of dried blood spots (DBS), defined as combining multiple patient samples in a single test with subsequent individual testing of po...

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Main Authors: Cari van Schalkwyk, Jean Maritz, Gert U. van Zyl, Wolfgang Preiser, Alex Welte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Infant
Diagnosis
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
Cost analysis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-019-3767-z

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