Feasibility of a novel self-collection method for blood samples and its acceptability for future home-based PrEP monitoring

Abstract Background Most non-clinic based HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) programs require fingersticks to self-collect blood specimens for laboratory monitoring, a technique that often results in inadequate blood volume for quantitative syphilis and HIV serological testing. We evaluated the acc...

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Main Authors: Chase A. Cannon, Meena S. Ramchandani, Matthew R. Golden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-05-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07432-0