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Dry Blood Spots a Reliable Method for Measurement of Hepatitis B Viral Load in Resource-Limited Sett...

Dry Blood Spots a Reliable Method for Measurement of Hepatitis B Viral Load in Resource-Limited Sett...

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Dry Blood Spots a Reliable Method for Measurement of Hepatitis B Viral Load in Resource-Limited Settings

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Dry Blood Spots a Reliable Method for Measurement of Hepatitis B Viral Load in Resource-Limited Settings

Publisher

United States: Public Library of Science

Journal title

PloS one, 2016-11, Vol.11 (11), p.e0166201-e0166201

Language

English

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Publisher

United States: Public Library of Science

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Contents

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) quantification is essential in the management of chronic hepatitis B, both to determine treatment eligibility and in the monitoring of treatment effect. This test, however, is rarely available in resource-limited settings due to high costs and stringent requirements for shipment and storage of plasma. Dried Blood Spots (DBS)...

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Full title

Dry Blood Spots a Reliable Method for Measurement of Hepatitis B Viral Load in Resource-Limited Settings

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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1837000896

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1837000896

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ISSN

1932-6203

E-ISSN

1932-6203

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0166201

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