The performance of using dried blood spot specimens for HIV-1 viral load testing: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

The performance of using dried blood spot specimens for HIV-1 viral load testing: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

<h4>Background</h4>Accurate routine HIV viral load testing is essential for assessing the efficacy of antiretroviral treatment (ART) regimens and the emergence of drug resistance. While the use of plasma specimens is the standard for viral load testing, its use is restricted by the limit...

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Main Authors: Lara Vojnov, Sergio Carmona, Clement Zeh, Jessica Markby, Debrah Boeras, Marta R Prescott, Anthony L H Mayne, Souleymane Sawadogo, Christiane Adje-Toure, Guoqing Zhang, Mercedes Perez Gonzalez, Wendy S Stevens, Meg Doherty, Chunfu Yang, Heather Alexander, Trevor F Peter, John Nkengasong, DBS for VL Diagnostics Investigation Consortium
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-08-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004076

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