Open AccessDried blood spot sampling as an alternative for the improvement of hepatitis B and C diagnosis in key populations
Author(s) -
Geane Lopes Flores,
Jakeline Ribeiro Barbosa,
Helena Medina Cruz,
Juliana Custódio Miguel,
Denise Vigo Potsch,
José Henrique Pilotto,
Danielle Malta Lima,
Jeová Keny Baima Colares,
Carlos Eduardo BrandãoMello,
Márcia Maria Amendola Pires,
Jurema Corrêa da Mota,
Francisco Inácio Bastos,
Lia Laura LewisXimenez,
Lívia Melo Villar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913
H-Index - 55
ISSN - 1948-5182
DOI - 10.4254/wjh.v13.i4.504
Subject(s) - medicine , dried blood spot , sampling (signal processing) , hepatitis b , key (lock) , hepatitis c , blood sampling , traditional medicine , virology , chromatography , ecology , filter (signal processing) , computer science , computer vision , biology , chemistry
To achieve the elimination of hepatitis B and C, there is an urgent need to develop alternative strategies to increase the access of diagnosis, particularly among key populations such as people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), individuals with coagulopathies and chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients.