Field study to determine the reliability of HIV viral load results shows minimal impact of delayed testing in South Africa

• 主要な著者: Diana R. Hardie (著者), Howard Newman (著者), Joanna Reid (著者), Nei-Yuan Hsiao (著者), Gert van Zyl (著者), Lucia Hans (著者), Jasantha Odayar (著者), Stephen Korsman (著者)
• フォーマット: 図書
• 出版事項: AOSIS, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• 主題: article
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Background: Understanding factors that impact HIV viral load (VL) accuracy in resource-limited settings is key to quality improvement. Objective: We evaluated whether testing delay and specimen storage between 25 °C and 30 °C before testing affected results. Methods: Between November 2019 and June 2...