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Review
. 2006 Oct;3(10):e417.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030417.

HIV-1 viral load assays for resource-limited settings

Susan A Fiscus  1 , Ben Cheng, Suzanne M Crowe, Lisa Demeter, Cheryl Jennings, Veronica Miller, Richard Respess, Wendy Stevens; Forum for Collaborative HIV Research Alternative Viral Load Assay Working Group
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Review

HIV-1 viral load assays for resource-limited settings

Susan A Fiscus et al. PLoS Med. 2006 Oct.

Abstract

The authors discuss studies on the low-cost viral load assays that are currently available and their potential for use in resource-limited settings.

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Figure 1. A Laboratory in Malawi
Many laboratories in low-income settings, such as the laboratory shown here, are poorly resourced. (Photo: Susan Fiscus)
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