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Nucleic Acid Point-of-Care Testing to Improve Diagnostic Preparedness

Jani, ilesh V; Pete, trevor F.
Clin. infect. dis; 75 (4), 2022
Testing programs for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 have relied on high-throughput polymerase chain reaction laboratory tests and rapid antigen assays to meet diagnostic needs. Both technologies are essential; however, issues of cost, accessibility, manufacturing delays, and performance ...
COVID-19 Testing/statistics & numerical data, COVID-19/diagnosis, Clinical Laboratory Techniques/instrumentation, Nucleic Acids, COVID-19/mortality, COVID-19/prevention & control, Mozambique/epidemiology
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Stability of HIV-1 Nucleic Acids in cobas Plasma Separation Card for Viral Load Measurement

Vubil, adolfo; Nhachigule, carina; Zicai, ana flora; Meggi, bindiya; Costa, paulino da; Mabunda, nédio; Viegas, sofia; Sitoe, nádia; Jani, ilesh.
Am. j. clin. pathol; 158 (1), 2022
Objectives: Our study aimed to evaluate the stability of human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) RNA on cobas plasma separation card (PSC) specimens for viral load (VL) testing after being exposed to varied temperatures and storage times. Methods: For this purpose, venous PSC specimens were collected and ...
HIV Infections, Nucleic Acids, HIV-1/genetics, RNA, Viral/genetics, Viral Load/methods, Mozambique
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