Evaluation of dried whole blood spots obtained by heel or finger stick as an alternative to venous blood for diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection in vertically exposed infants in the routine diagnostic laboratory

Clinical and Vaccine Immunology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 201-203

  Patton, Janet C ^a   Akkers, Eveline ^a,b   Coovadia, Ashraf H ^a   Meyers, Tammy M ^a   Stevens, Wendy S ^a,b   Sherman, Gayle G ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE   (South Africa)

^c National Health Laboratory Service ^*  (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; EXPOSURE; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FINGER; HEEL; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NEEDLE; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; VENOUS BLOOD; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

BLOOD; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; INFANT; PHLEBOTOMY;

EID: 33947129150     PISSN: 15566811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/CVI.00223-06     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. Beck, I. A., K. D. Drennan, A. J. Melvin, K. M. Mohan, A. M. Herz, J. Alarcón, J. Piscoya, C. Velázquez, and L. M. Frenkel. 2001. Simple, sensitive, and specific detection of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 subtype B DNA in dried blood samples for diagnosis in infants in the field. J. Clin. Microbiol. 39:29-33.
2. Cassol, S., T. Salas, J. Gill, M. Montpetit, J. Rudnik, C. T. Sy, and M. V. O'Shaughnessy. 1992. Stability of dried whole blood spot specimens for detection of human immunodeficiency virus DNA by polymerase chain reaction. J. Clin. Microbiol. 30:3039-3042.
3. Cassol, S., A. Butcher, S. Kinard, J. Spadoro, T. Sy, N. Lapointe, S. Read, P. Gomez, M. Fauvel, C. Major, and M. O'Shaughnessy. 1994. Rapid screening for early detection of mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1. J. Clin. Microbiol. 32:2641-2645.
4. Cassol, S., W. G. Weniger, P. G. Babu, M. O. Salminen, X. Zheng, M. T. Htoon, A. Delaney, M. O'Shaughnessy, and C. Y. Ou. 1996. Detection of HIV type 1 env subtypes A, B, C and E in Asia using dried blood spots: a new surveillance tool for molecular epidemiology. AIDS Res. Hum. Retrovir. 12:1435-1441.
5. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 1994. Revised classification system for human immunodeficiency virus infection in children less than 13 years of age. Morb. Mortal. Wkly. Rep. 43:1-10.
6. Fischer, A., C. Lejczak, C. Lambert, J. Servais, N. Makombe, J. Kusine, T. Staub, R. Hemmer, F. Schneider, J. C. Schmit, and V. Arent. 2004. Simple DNA extraction method for dried blood spots and comparison of two PCR assays for diagnosis of vertical human immunodeficiency virus type 1 transmission in Rwanda. J. Clin. Microbiol. 42:16-20.
7. Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). 2004. 2004 report on the global HIV/AIDS epidemic: 4th global report. UNAIDS, Geneva, Switzerland.
8. McCabe, E. R., S.-Z. Huang, W. K. Seltzer, and M. L. Law. 1987. DNA microextraction from dried blood spots on filter paper blotters: potential application for newborn screen. Hum. Genet. 75:213-216.
9. Mei, J. V., J. R. Alexander, B. W. Adam, and W. H. Hannon. 2001. Use of filter paper for the collection and analysis of human whole blood specimens. J. Nutr. 131:1631S-1636S.
10. National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards. 2003. Blood collection on filter paper for newborn screening programs, 4th ed. Approved standard. NCCLS LA4-A4. NCCLS, Wayne, PA.
11. National Department of Health. 2004. National antiretroviral treatment guidelines, 1st ed. National Department of Health, Pretoria, South Africa. http://www.doh.gov.za/docs/factsheet/guidelines/artguidelines04/Sec2. pdf.
12. Newell, M. L., H. Coovadia, M. Cortina-Borja, N. Rollins, P. Gaillard, F. Dabis, et al. 2004. Mortality among infected and uninfected infants born to HIV-infected mothers in Africa: a pooled analysis. Lancet 364:1236-1243.
13. Nyambi, P. N., K. Fransen, H. De Beenhouwer, E. N. Chomba, M. Temmerman, J. O. Ndinya-Achola, P. Piot, and G. van der Groen. 1994. Detection of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) in heel prick blood on filter paper from children born to HIV-1 seropositive mothers. J. Clin. Microbiol. 32:2858-2860.
14. Schuurman, T., A. van Breda, R. de Boer, M. Kooistra-Smid, M. Beld, P. Savelkoul, and R. Boom. 2005. Reduced PCR sensitivity due to impaired DNA recovery with the MagNA Pure LC total nucleic acid isolation kit. J. Clin. Microbiol. 43:4616-4622.
15. Sherman, G. G., S. A. Jones, A. H. Coovadia, M. F. Urban, and K. D. Bolton. 2004. PMTCT from research to reality: results from a routine service. S. Afr. Med. J. 94:289-292.
16. Sherman, G. G., G. Stevens, S. A. Jones, P. Horsfield, and W. S. Stevens. 2005. Dried blood spots improve access to HIV diagnosis and care for infants in low-resource settings. J. Acquir. Immune Defic. Syndr. 38:615-617.
17. Sherman, G. G., P. A. Cooper, A. H. Coovadia, A. J. Puren, S. A. Jones, M. Mokhachane, and K. D. Bolton. 2005. Polymerase chain reaction for diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus infection in infants in low resource settings. Paediatr. Infect. Dis. J. 24:993-997.
18. Zijenah, L. S., J. Humphrey, K. Nathoo, L. Malaba, P. Zvandasara, A. Mahomva, P. Iliff, and M. T. Mbizvo. 1999. Evaluation of the prototype Roche DNA amplification kit incorporating the new SSK145 and SKCC1B primers in detection of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 DNA in Zimbabwe. J. Clin. Microbiol. 37:3569-3571.