Delays in HIV-1 infant polymerase chain reaction testing may leave children without confirmed diagnoses in the Western Cape province, South Africa

Delays in HIV-1 infant polymerase chain reaction testing may leave children without confirmed diagnoses in the Western Cape province, South Africa

Background: Early diagnosis and confirmation of HIV infection in newborns is crucial for expedited initiation of antiretroviral therapy. Confirmatory testing must be done for all children with a reactive HIV PCR result. There is no comprehensive data on confirmatory testing and HIV PCR test request...

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Main Authors: Kamela L. Mahlakwane, Wolfgang Preiser, Nokwazi Nkosi, Nasheen Naidoo, Gert van Zyl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2022-06-01
Series:African Journal of Laboratory Medicine
Subjects:
infant hiv pcr
confirmatory testing
early infant diagnosis
eid
laboratory diagnosis
antiretroviral therapy
turn-around time
follow-up testing
Online Access:https://ajlmonline.org/index.php/ajlm/article/view/1485

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