Open AccessMeasure of Viral Load by Using the Abbott Real-Time HIV-1 Assay on Dried Blood and Plasma Spot Specimens Collected in 2 Rural Dispensaries in Cameroon
Author(s) -
A.D. Mbida,
Samuel Martin Sosso,
Pierre Flori,
Hénia Saoudin,
Philip Lawrence,
M. Monny-Lobe,
Yves Oyono,
Edward Ndzi,
Giulia Cappelli,
F. Lucht,
Bruno Pozzetto,
Odile Ouwe Missi OukemBoyer,
Thomas Bourlet
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0b013e3181aeccbc
Subject(s) - dried blood , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , viral load , dried blood spot , medicine , spots , whole blood , virology , chemistry , surgery , chromatography , pathology
This study aimed to evaluate the use of dried blood spots (DBSs) and dried plasma spots (DPSs) locally collected in 2 rural dispensaries in Cameroon for the quantification of HIV-1 RNA.