Use of reverse transcription-PCR-based assays for quantification of HIV-1 in dried blood spots requires specific HIV-1 RNA isolation for monitoring of antiretroviral treatment efficiency

J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Jul;52(7):2740-1. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00962-14.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Blood / virology*
  • Desiccation*
  • Female
  • HIV Infections / diagnosis*
  • HIV-1 / drug effects*
  • HIV-1 / isolation & purification*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Specimen Handling / methods*
  • Viral Load / methods*