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: Ngo-Giang-Huong N., Khamduang W., Leurent B., Collins I., Nantasen I., Leechanachai P., Sirirungsi W., Limtrakul A., Leusaree T., Comeau A.M., Lallemant M., Jourdain G.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-62749154645&partnerID=40&md5=0080299b8eccdb54209d42f8d1e9a3b9; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/717
• 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...