Evaluation of the Use of Plasma Preparation Tubes for HIV Viral Load Testing in Nigeria
The BD Vacutainer PPT was shown to have similar VL results to the EDTA non-gel Vacutainer, and can therefore be deployed to remote settings for sample collection and transportation to PCR referral laboratories.
Authors
- Anthony Adeniyi
- Kazeem Adewale Osuolale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4759-2432)
- Rosemary Audu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0330-5219)
- Azuka Patrick Okwuraiwe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2878-0531)
- Oluwasegun Babaleye
Institutions
- Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine
- Published
- 2025-04-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jalm/jfaf053
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00