The Development of a Standardized Quality Assessment Material to Support Xpert<sup>®</sup> HIV-1 Viral Load Testing for ART Monitoring in South Africa

The tiered laboratory framework for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) viral load monitoring accommodates a range of HIV viral load testing platforms, with quality assessment critical to ensure quality patient testing. HIV plasma viral load testing is challenged by the instability of viral RNA. An a...

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Main Authors: Lara Dominique Noble, Lesley Erica Scott, Asiashu Bongwe, Pedro Da Silva, Wendy Susan Stevens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:Diagnostics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/11/2/160