Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) types Western blot (WB) band profiles as potential surrogate markers of HIV disease progression and predictors of vertical transmission in a cohort of infected but antiretroviral therapy naïve pregnant women in Harare, Zimbabwe

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) types Western blot (WB) band profiles as potential surrogate markers of HIV disease progression and predictors of vertical transmission in a cohort of infected but antiretroviral therapy naïve pregnant women in Harare, Zimbabwe

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Expensive CD4 count and viral load tests have failed the intended objective of enabling access to HIV therapy in poor resource settings. It is imperative to develop simple, affordable and non-subjective disease monitoring tools to co...

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Main Authors: Chirenje Mike Z, Rusakaniko Simba, Kurewa Nyaradzai E, Gumbo Felicity Z, Müller Fredrik, Duri Kerina, Mapingure Munyaradzi P, Stray-Pedersen Babill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-01-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/11/7

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