Delays in HIV-1 infant polymerase chain reaction testing may leave children without confirmed diagnoses in the Western Cape province, South Africa

Background: Early diagnosis and confirmation of HIV infection in newborns is crucial for expedited initiation of antiretroviral therapy. Confirmatory testing must be done for all children with a reactive HIV PCR result. There is no comprehensive data on confirmatory testing and HIV PCR test request...

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Principais autores:	Kamela L. Mahlakwane, Wolfgang Preiser, Nokwazi Nkosi, Nasheen Naidoo, Gert van Zyl
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado em:	AOSIS 2022-06-01
coleção:	African Journal of Laboratory Medicine
Assuntos:	infant hiv pcr confirmatory testing early infant diagnosis eid laboratory diagnosis antiretroviral therapy turn-around time follow-up testing
Acesso em linha:	https://ajlmonline.org/index.php/ajlm/article/view/1485
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