Laboratory Evaluation of the Alere q Point-of-Care System for Early Infant HIV Diagnosis.
INTRODUCTION:Early infant diagnosis (EID) and prompt linkage to care are critical to minimise the high morbidity and mortality associated with infant HIV infection. Attrition in the "EID cascade" is common; however, point-of-care (POC) EID assays with same-day result could facilitate promp...
Main Authors: | Nei-yuan Hsiao, Lorna Dunning, Max Kroon, Landon Myer |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2016-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4816318?pdf=render |
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