Early HIV-I diagnosis using in-house real-time PCR amplification on dried blood spots for infants in remote and resource-limited settings

• Main Authors: Nicole Ngo-Giang-Huong, Woottichai Khamduang, Baptiste Leurent, Intira Collins, Issaren Nantasen, Pranee Leechanachai, Wasna Sirirungsi, Aram Limtrakul, Tasana Leusaree, Anne Marie Comeau, Marc Lallemant, Gonzague Jourdain
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=62749154645&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/60566
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

In resource-limited settings, most perinatally HIV-1-infected infants do not receive timely antiretroviral therapy because early HIV-1 diagnosis is not available or affordable. Objective: To assess the performance of a low-cost in-house realtime polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay to detect HIV-1...