Rapid identification of infants for antiretroviral therapy in a resource poor setting: The Kenya experience

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 370-374

  Khamadi, Samoel ^a   Okoth, Vincent ^a   Lihana, Raphael ^a   Nabwera, Judi ^a   Hungu, Jackson ^b   Okoth, Fred ^a   Lubano, Kizito ^a   Mwau, Matilu ^a  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b Clinton HIV AIDS Initiative   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Dried blood spots; Infant HIV diagnosis; Roche amplicor DNA PCR

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DNA DETERMINATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; INFANT; KENYA; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PILOT STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; BLOOD; DNA, VIRAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; INFANT; KENYA; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MOTHERS; PILOT PROJECTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 57649208795     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmn036     Document Type: Article

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