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Design and Implementation of an External Quality Assessment Program for HIV Viral Load Measurements Using Dried Blood Spots
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https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.02698-14Abstract
An external quality assurance program was developed for HIV-1 RNA viral load measurements taken from dried blood spots using a reference panel and field-collected specimens. The program demonstrated that accurate and reproducible quantitation can be obtained from field-collected specimens. Residual proviral DNA may confound interpretation in virologically suppressed subjects.
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