Evaluation of the dried blood spot (DBS) collection method as a tool for detection of HIV Ag/Ab, HBsAg, anti-HBs and anti-HCV in a Malaysian tertiary referral hospital

INTRODUCTION: Dried blood spot (DBS) collection is an appealing alternative to whole blood or plasma sampling, as it has technical and economic advantages over the latter. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted at a Malaysian tertiary referral hospital from Novem...

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Main Authors: Lee, C.E., Sri Ponnampalavanar, S., Syed Omar, S.F., Mahadeva, S., Ong, L.Y., Kamarulzaman, A.
Format: Article
Published: 2011
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