Quantitation of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 viral load in plasma using reverse transcriptase activity assay at a district hospital laboratory in Botswana: A decentralization pilot study

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 93-97

  Mine, Madisa ^a,b   Bedi, Keabetswe ^b   Maruta, Talkmore ^b   Madziva, Dignity ^a   Tau, Modiri ^b   Zana, Tatenda ^a   Gaolathe, Tendani ^b   Moyo, Sikhulile ^b   Seipone, Khumo ^c   Ndwapi, Ndwapi ^b   Essex, Max ^b,d   Marlink, Richard ^b,d  

^a National Health Laboratory   (Botswana)

^b PRINCESS MARINA HOSPITAL   (Botswana)

^c Department of HIV AIDS Prevention and Care   (Botswana)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cavidi ExaVir Load; HIV 1 RNA; HIV 1 RT; Resource limited; Roche COBAS Amplicor; Viral load

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; BOTSWANA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COST; DECENTRALIZATION; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; KAPPA STATISTICS; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS LOAD;

BOTSWANA; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE; HIV-1; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HUMANS; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; PILOT PROJECTS; POLITICS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; RNA, VIRAL; VIRAL LOAD;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 67349153089     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2009.03.008     Document Type: Article

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