HIV RNA measurement in dried blood spots of HIV-infected patients in Thailand using Abbott m2000 system

• Main Authors: Woottichai Khamduang, Ampika Kaewbundit, Amonrat Duangmano, Sayamon Hongjaisee, Virat Klinbuayaem, Guttiga Halue, Apichat Chutanunta, Wasna Sirirungsi, Gonzague Jourdain, Nicole Ngo-Giang-Huong
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Multidisciplinary
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85078317708&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/68218
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2020 Khamduang et al. World Health Organization recommends using dried blood spots (DBS) for HIV RNA viral load (VL) measurement whenever plasma processing is not convenient or feasible. DBS collected from 80 treatment-naïve HIV-infected patients presenting in three hospitals of two different regi...