Optimizing early infant diagnosis at delivery rooms with HIV-1 Abbott RealTime-PCR using phosphate buffered saline to complement low plasma volumes

Background: Improving the early identification of HIV-1-infected newborns with birth testing is critical to comprehensive early infant diagnosis and care for newborns living with HIV-1. Automated RNA quantification systems are valuable diagnostic tools, but the volume of plasma that viral load platf...

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Main Authors: Jaqueline Helena da Silva Santos, Andressa Coelho Sichi, Cintia Mayumi Ahagon, Norberto Camilo Campos, Luís Fernando de Macedo Brígido
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-11-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Virology Plus
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667038022000527