Classification of HIV virological failure using whole blood versus plasma viral load

Introduction: HIV viral load testing is the preferred monitoring approach for HIV infected patients on combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) as it is more sensitive than CD4 count and clinical monitoring. In resource limited settings, timely plasma separation and transportation to testing labora...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Khan, Aabida
Other Authors: Hsiao, Marvin
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22775