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SUBMITTER: Lillis L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4767662 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of virological methods 20160125
A low complexity diagnostic test that rapidly and reliably detects HIV infection in infants at the point of care could facilitate early treatment, improving outcomes. However, many infant HIV diagnostics can only be performed in laboratory settings. Recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) is an isothermal amplification technology that can rapidly amplify proviral DNA from multiple subtypes of HIV-1 in under twenty minutes without complex equipment. In this study we added reverse transcription ...[more]