Comparison of the performance of Aptima HIV-1 Quant Dx Assay with Abbott RealTime HIV Assay for viral load monitoring using plasma and Dried Blood Spots collected in Kenya.

Comparison of the performance of Aptima HIV-1 Quant Dx Assay with Abbott RealTime HIV Assay for viral load monitoring using plasma and Dried Blood Spots collected in Kenya.

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<h4>Introduction</h4>HIV-1 viral Load (VL) testing is recommended for the monitoring of antiretroviral treatment. Dried Blood Spots (DBS) are an effective sample type in resource limited settings, where safe phlebotomy and reliable shipping are hard to guarantee. In HIV high burden count...

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Main Authors: Matilu Mwau, Sven Schaffer, Humphrey Kimani, Purity Kasiano, Francis Ogolla, Elizabeth Ajema, Scriven Adoyo, Ednah Nyairo, Norah Saleri, Sangeetha Vijaysri Nair
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0269838

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0269838

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