DetectionofHumanImmunodeficiencyVirusType1(HIV-1)inHeelPrickBloodonFilterPaperfromChildrenBorntoHIV-1-SeropositiveMothers
Document Type
Article
Department
Obstetrics and Gynaecology (East Africa)
Abstract
The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) DNA PCR results of 94 dried blood spot (DBS) samples on filter paper and corresponding venous blood in EDTA obtained from infants born to HIV-1-seropositive mothers were compared. In addition, the results of HIV-1 DNA PCR on DBS and the HIV-1 RNA PCR from plasma of 70 paired samples were compared. A 100% specificity and a 95% sensitivity for HIV-1 DNA PCR on DBS compared with results for venous blood were observed for the 94 paired samples. The results of the DBS HIV-1 DNA PCR and HIV-1 RNA PCR of 70 corresponding plasma samples correlated perfectly (100%). The DBS HIV-1 DNA PCR method proved reliable for HIV-1 detection.
Publication (Name of Journal)
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Recommended Citation
Nyambi, P. N., Fransen, K., De Beenhouwer, H., Chomba, E. N., Temmerman, M., Ndinya-Achola, J. O., ... & Van Der Groen, G. (1994). Detection of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) in heel prick blood on filter paper from children born to HIV-1-seropositive mothers. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 32(11), 2858-2860.
Comments
This work was published before the author joined Aga Khan University.