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Pooled HIV-1 Viral Load Testing Using Dried Blood Spots to Reduce the Cost of Monitoring Antiretroviral Treatment in a Resource-Limited Setting

Pannus P, Fajardo E, Metcalf CJ, Coulborn R M, Duran LT,  et al.
2013-07-25 • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
2013-07-25 • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
: Rollout of routine HIV-1 viral load monitoring is hampered by high costs and logistical difficulties associated with sample collection and transport. New strategies are needed to overc...
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Prevalence and diagnostics of congenital malaria in rural Burundi, a cross-sectional study

Stassijns J, van den Boogaard W, Pannus P, Nkunzimana A, Rosanas-Urgell A
2016-08-30 • Malaria Journal
2016-08-30 • Malaria Journal
BACKGROUND
Congenital malaria, defined as the presence of asexual forms of malaria parasites in the peripheral blood during the first 7 days of life, remains a neglected area of rese...
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Malaria PCR detection in Cambodian low-transmission settings: dried blood spots versus venous Blood Samples

Canier L, Khim N, Kim S, Eam R, Khean C,  et al.
2015-01-05 • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2015-01-05 • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
In the context of malaria elimination, novel strategies for detecting very low malaria parasite densities in asymptomatic individuals are needed. One of the major limitations of the mala...
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Prospective evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy of dried blood spots from finger-prick for the determination of HIV-1 viral load with the NucliSENS Easy-Q HIV-1 v2.0 in Malawi

Farjardo E, Metcalf CJ, Chaillet P, Aleixo L, Pannus P,  et al.
2014-05-01 • Journal of Clinical Microbiology
2014-05-01 • Journal of Clinical Microbiology
HIV-1 viral load (VL) testing is not widely available in resource-limited settings. Use of finger-prick dried blood spot (FP-DBS) samples could remove barriers related to sample collecti...