Early infant diagnosis of HIV-1 infection in Luanda, Angola, using a new DNA PCR assay and dried blood spots.

Early infant diagnosis of HIV-1 infection in Luanda, Angola, using a new DNA PCR assay and dried blood spots.

Early diagnosis and treatment reduces HIV-1-related mortality, morbidity and size of viral reservoirs in infants infected perinatally. Commercial molecular tests enable the early diagnosis of infection in infants but the high cost and low sensitivity with dried blood spots (DBS) limit their use in s...

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Main Authors: Francisco Martin, Claudia Palladino, Rita Mateus, Anna Bolzan, Perpétua Gomes, José Brito, Ana Patrícia Carvalho, Yolanda Cardoso, Cristovão Domingos, Vanda Sofia Lôa Clemente, Nuno Taveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5513534?pdf=render

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