Dried blood spots for the diagnosis and quantitation of HIV-1: Stability studies and evaluation of sensitivity and specificity for the diagnosis of infant HIV-1 infection in Thailand

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 109-117

  Leelawiwat, W ^a   Young, N L ^a   Chaowanachan, T ^a   Ou, C Y ^b   Culnane, M ^b   Vanprapa, N ^d   Waranawat, N ^c   Wasinrapee, P ^a   Mock, P A ^a   Tappero, J ^a,b   McNicholl, J M ^a,b  

^a MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c QUEEN SIRIKIT NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH   (Thailand)

^d MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Dried blood spot; HIV 1; PCR; Viral load

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD STORAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRIED BLOOD SPOT; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCE BASED AMPLIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; THAILAND; VEIN PUNCTURE; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; INFANT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; RNA, VIRAL; SELF-SUSTAINED SEQUENCE REPLICATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; THAILAND; VIRAL LOAD;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 57849104326     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2008.09.022     Document Type: Article

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