Dried blood spots versus plasma for the quantification of HIV-1 RNA using the manual (PCR-ELISA) amplicor monitor HIV-1 version 1.5 assay in Yaounde, Cameroon

Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 181-184

  Ikomey, G M ^a   Atashili, J ^a,b,c   Okomo Assoumou, M C ^a   Mesembe, M ^a   Ndumbe, P M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BUEA   (Cameroon)

^c IL   (United States)

Author keywords

dry blood samples; HIV viral load; plasma samples

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CAMEROON; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIROLOGY; VIRUS LOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD; CAMEROON; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; SPECIMEN HANDLING; VIRAL LOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68149097040     PISSN: 15451097     EISSN: 15570886     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545109709333111     Document Type: Article

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