An investigation of fingerstick blood collection for pointof- care HIV-1 viral load monitoring in South Africa

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 228-231

  Maiers, T J ^a   Gous, N ^b   Nduna, M ^c   McFall, S M ^a   Kelso, D M ^a   Fisher, M J ^a   Palamountain, K M ^a,d   Scott, L E ^b   Stevens, W S ^b,c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE   (South Africa)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood collection; Diagnostics; Fingerstick; HIV

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAPILLARY BLOOD; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FINGERSTICK BLOOD COLLECTION; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; SOUTH AFRICA; VEIN PUNCTURE; VIRAL LOAD TESTING;

EID: 84923767927     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.7799     Document Type: Article

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