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Evaluation of Dried Blood Spot Testing for SARS-CoV-2 Serology Using a Quantitative Commercial Assay [PDF]

Viruses, 2021
Dried blood spots (DBS) are commonly used for serologic testing for viruses and provide an alternative collection method when phlebotomy and/or conventional laboratory testing are not readily available.
Davor Brinc, Mia J. Biondi, Daniel Li, Heng Sun, Camelia Capraru, David Smookler, Muhammad Atif Zahoor, Julia Casey, Vathany Kulasingam, Jordan J. Feld   +9 more
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Validity of dried blood spot testing for sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections: A narrative systematic review. [PDF]

PLOS Global Public Health, 2023
Testing for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) using dried blood spot (DBS) specimens has been an integral part of bio-behavioural surveillance in Canada for almost two decades, though less is known regarding the use of DBS in
François Cholette, Simone Périnet, Bronwyn Neufeld, Maggie Bryson, Jennifer Macri, Kathryn M Sibley, John Kim, S Michelle Driedger, Marissa L Becker, Paul Sandstrom, Adrienne F A Meyers, Dana Paquette   +11 more
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Sensitivity of Dried Blood Spot Testing for Detection of Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection. [PDF]

JAMA Pediatr, 2021
The sensitivity of dried blood spots (DBS) to identify newborns with congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infection has not been evaluated in screening studies using the current, higher-sensitivity methods for DBS processing.To assess the sensitivity of DBS polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for newborn screening for cCMV infection using saliva as the ...
Dollard SC, Dreon M, Hernandez-Alvarado N, Amin MM, Wong P, Lanzieri TM, Osterholm EA, Sidebottom A, Rosendahl S, McCann MT, Schleiss MR.   +10 more
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Assessing the acceptability of dried blood spot testing for HIV and STBBI among Métis people in a community driven pilot project in Alberta, Canada [PDF]

BMC Health Services Research, 2022
Background Little literature exists on culturally grounded approaches for addressing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBI) among Métis people. The goal of this mixed-methods research was to explore
Rachel Landy, Danielle Atkinson, Kandace Ogilvie, Raye St. Denys, Carrielynn Lund, Catherine Worthington, on behalf of the DRUM & SASH team   +6 more
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Laboratory-based dried blood spot testing for hepatitis C: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] [PDF]

HRB Open Research, 2020
Background: Diagnosis of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection typically involves collection of venous blood samples prior to serological investigation of an antibody response followed by a confirmatory viral load or antigen test to verify active HCV
Sinead O’Neill, Michael McCarthy, Conor Teljeur, Michelle O’Neill, Máirín Ryan, Paul G. Carty, Patricia Harrington, Susan M. Smith   +7 more
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Dried Blood Spot in Toxicology: Current Knowledge

Separations, 2021
Dried Blood Spot (DBS) is becoming very popular in various medical fields, especially in toxicology. Nowadays it is commonly used in newborn screening for inherited or congenital diseases. This paperwork is based on a review of available literature.
Agnieszka Niemiec
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Comparative study on anti-HCV testing using plasma, dried plasma spots (DPS), and dried blood spots (DBS)Highlights

Biosafety and Health, 2021
The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of an assay using dried plasma spot (DPS) and dried blood spot (DBS) samples for the serological detection of anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibodies.
Jieqiong Ma, Lin He, Kai Chen, Yuehua Wang, Yanan Ren, Wenge Xing, Yan Jiang   +6 more
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Testing, diagnosis, and treatment following the implementation of a program to provide dried blood spot testing for HIV and hepatitis C infections: the NSW DBS Pilot [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Dried blood spot (DBS) testing provides an alternative to phlebotomy and addresses barriers to accessing healthcare experienced by some key populations. Large-scale evaluations of DBS testing programs are needed to understand their feasibility.
Nigel Carrington, Anna Conway, Jason Grebely, Mitchell Starr, Beth Catlett, Annabelle Stevens, Bianca Prain, Colette McGrath, Louise Causer, Rebecca Guy, Joanne Holden, Phillip Keen, Melanie Kingsland, Heng Lu, Cherie Power, Phillip Read, Carolyn Murray, Anna McNulty, Philip Cunningham, on behalf of the NSW DBS Pilot Study Group   +19 more
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Dried blood spot sampling for hepatitis B virus serology and molecular testing.

PLoS ONE, 2013
Background aimsDried blood spots (DBS) on filter paper have been successfully used to diagnose and monitor several infectious diseases. The aim was to investigate the performance of DBS in hepatitis B virus (HBV) diagnosis using commercial tests in ...
Sofiane Mohamed, Audrey Raimondo, Guillaume Pénaranda, Claire Camus, Denis Ouzan, Sophie Ravet, Marc Bourlière, Hacène Khiri, Patrick Dukan, Daniel Olive, Philippe Halfon   +10 more
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Development of Dried Blood Spot Proficiency Testing Materials for Newborn Screening of Lysosomal Diseases Using Recombinant Enzymes [PDF]

International Journal of Neonatal Screening
Lysosomal diseases (LDs, or Lysosomal Storage Disorders) have become increasingly visible in the newborn screening community, with the addition of mucopolysaccharidosis type II (MPS-II) into the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel in August 2022 and ...
Elya Courtney, Samantha L. Isenberg, Timothy Lim, C. Austin Pickens, Rachel Lee, Carla Cuthbert, Konstantinos Petritis   +6 more
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