The formulation and refinement of a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay for early diagnosis of paediatric HIV infection and genetic analysis of variants involved in vertical transmission of HIV-1

The formulation and refinement of a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay for early diagnosis of paediatric HIV infection and genetic analysis of variants involved in vertical transmission of HIV-1

Paediatric human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has become a major socio-economic health problem in recent years as the number of HIV-1 infected children steadily increases. The majority of these infants are infected through mother-to-child transmission, with the frequency of vertical transm...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nolte, Jeanine Lucasta
Other Authors: Smuts, Heidi
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2017
Subjects:
HIV infections - Diagnosis
HIV Infections - Infant.
HIV Infections - Child.
HIV-1 - genetics
Polymerase chain reaction
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26361

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http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26361

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