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SUBMITTER: Berry SM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4715211 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Berry Scott M SM LaVanway Alex J AJ Pezzi Hannah M HM Guckenberger David J DJ Anderson Meghan A MA Loeb Jennifer M JM Beebe David J DJ
The Journal of molecular diagnostics : JMD 20140306 3
The monitoring of viral load is critical for proper management of antiretroviral therapy for HIV-positive patients. Unfortunately, in the developing world, significant economic and geographical barriers exist, limiting access to this test. The complexity of current viral load assays makes them expensive and their access limited to advanced facilities. We attempted to address these limitations by replacing conventional RNA extraction, one of the essential processes in viral load quantitation, wit ...[more]