@article{fdi:010078131,
  title = {{HIV} {RNA} measurement in dried blood spots of {HIV}-infected patients in {T}hailand using {A}bbott m2000 system},
  author = {{K}hamduang, {W}. and {K}aewbundit, {A}. and {D}uangmano, {A}. and {H}ongjaisee, {S}. and {K}linbuayaem, {V}. and {H}alue, {G}. and {C}hutanunta, {A}. and {S}irirungsi, {W}. and {J}ourdain, {G}onzague and {N}go-{G}iang-{H}uong, {N}icole},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{W}orld {H}ealth {O}rganization recommends using dried blood spots ({DBS}) for {HIV} {RNA} viral load ({VL}) measurement whenever plasma processing is not convenient or feasible. {DBS} collected from 80 treatment-naive {HIV}-infected patients presenting in three hospitals of two different regions of {T}hailand were shipped to a central laboratory along with corresponding plasma specimens. {V}iral load was measured in both {DBS} and plasma using the {A}bbott m2000 system. {HIV} {RNA} levels were strongly correlated (r = 0.94) with a mean of differences of 0.23 log(10) copies/m{L}. {U}sing the 1,000 copies/m{L} cut-off, the sensitivity of {DBS} was 97% (95%{CI}, 91-100%) and specificity was 75% (95%{CI}, 19-99%). {DBS} are useful to scale-up {HIV} {RNA} {VL} testing in settings with limited access to {VL} testing.},
  keywords = {{THAILANDE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{PL}o{S} {O}ne},
  volume = {15},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {art. e0227929 [8 p.]},
  ISSN = {1932-6203},
  year = {2020},
  DOI = {10.1371/journal.pone.0227929},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010078131},
}