Early infant diagnosis: A new tool of HIV diagnosis in children

• Main Authors: Kamlesh Kumar Jain (Author), Raj Kumar Mahajan (Author), Manoj Shevkani (Author), Pradeep Kumar (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Assuntos: article
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Background: Standard assay has limited utility in diagnosing HIV reactivity among infants till the age of 18 months by which time, many HIV-infected infants expire. The test for diagnosing infant and children below 18 months is DNA polymerase chain reaction (DNAPCR) either by dried blood spot (DBS)...