Dried blood spot specimen quality and validation of a new pre-analytical processing method for qualitative HIV-1 PCR, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Dried blood spot specimen quality and validation of a new pre-analytical processing method for qualitative HIV-1 PCR, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Background: Poor quality dried blood spot (DBS) specimens are usually rejected by virology laboratories, affecting early infant diagnosis of HIV. The practice of combining two incompletely-filled DBS in one specimen preparation tube during pre-analytical specimen processing (i.e., the two-spot metho...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kerusha Govender, Raveen Parboosing, Ntombizandile Siyaca, Pravikrishnen Moodley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2016-02-01
Series:African Journal of Laboratory Medicine
Subjects:
Not provided.
Online Access:https://ajlmonline.org/index.php/ajlm/article/view/349

Similar Items

Similar Items