Dried blood spot as alternative specimen for molecular epidemiology studies among HCV/HIV coinfected patients

Dried blood spot as alternative specimen for molecular epidemiology studies among HCV/HIV coinfected patients

Background: Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) share the same routes of transmission, therefore, co-infection by both viruses represents a challenge to the goal of eliminating viral hepatitis as a public health threat. There are an estimated 2.3 million people living with HIV/H...

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Main Authors: Geane Flores, Barbara Vieira Lago, Amanda R Caetano, Jessica Silva, Vanessa Marques, Carlos Eduardo Brandão-Mello, Marcia Amendola-Pires, Jose Pilotto, Lia Lewis-Ximenez, Livia Melo Villar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
HIV
HCV
HIV/HCV co-infection
DBS
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867025000157

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