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Uptake of hepatitis C specialist services and treatment following diagnosis by dried blood spot in Scotland [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Dried blood spot (DBS) testing for hepatitis C (HCV) was introduced to Scotland in 2009. This minimally invasive specimen provides an alternative to venipuncture and can overcome barriers to testing in people who inject drugs (PWID ...
Aitken, Celia, Barclay, Stephen T., Dillon, John F., Fox, Ray, Goldberg, David, Gunson, Rory, Hayes, Peter C., Hutchinson, Sharon J., Innes, Hamish, McAllister, Georgina, Mcleod, Allan, Templeton, Kate   +11 more
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Role of therapeutic drug monitoring in pulmonary infections : use and potential for expanded use of dried blood spot samples [PDF]

, 2015
Respiratory tract infections are among the most common infections in men. We reviewed literature to document their pharmacological treatments, and the extent to which therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) is needed during treatment.
Akkerman, Onno W, Alffenaar, Jan-Willem C, Bolhuis, Mathieu S, Hofman, Susan, Koster, Remco A, Stove, Christophe, van Assen, Sander   +6 more
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Development of a high-throughput SARS-CoV-2 antibody testing pathway using dried blood spot specimens

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, 2020
Background Serological assays for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have roles in seroepidemiology, convalescent plasma-testing, antibody durability and vaccine studies.
S. Moat, Wiola M Zelek, E. Carne, Mark J. Ponsford, Kathyryn Bramhall, Sara Jones, T. El-shanawany, M. Wise, Annette Thomas, C. George, C. Fegan, R. Steven, Russell Webb, I. Weeks, B. Morgan, S. Jolles   +15 more
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Serological survey for IgG antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 from newborns and their mothers

Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2022
This serological survey, conducted in five Brazilian municipalities, evaluated the use of dried blood spots (DBS), obtained from newborns and their mothers, to detect SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies.
Gabriela Soutto Mayor Assumpção Pinheiro, Vivian Mara Gonçalves de Oliveira Azevedo, Aline Almeida Bentes, Gabriela Cintra Januário, José Nélio Januário, Mila Lemos Cintra, Ana Beatriz Araújo de Souza, Laura Gregório Pires, Stela Maris Aguiar Lemos, Claudia Regina Lindgren Alves   +9 more
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Fabry Cardiomyopathy: Current Practice and Future Directions

Cells, 2021
Fabry disease (FD) is an X-linked lysosomal storage disorder caused by mutations in the galactosidase A (GLA) gene that result in deficient galactosidase A enzyme and subsequent accumulation of glycosphingolipids throughout the body.
Jeffrey Yim, Olivia Yau, Darwin F. Yeung, Teresa S. M. Tsang   +3 more
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Dried blood spots, valid screening for viral hepatitis and human immunodeficiency virus in real-life [PDF]

, 2016
AIM: To detect chronic hepatitis B (CHB), chronic hepatitis C (CHC) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections in dried blood spot (DBS) and compare these samples to venous blood sampling in real-life.
Christensen, Peer B, Holm, Dorte Kinggaard, Jensen, Janne, Lillevang, Søren Thue, Mössner, Belinda K, Staugaard, Benjamin   +5 more
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Application of dried blood spot sample pooling strategies for Plasmodium 18S rRNA biomarker testing to facilitate identification of infected persons in large-scale epidemiological studies

Malaria Journal, 2021
Background Plasmodium 18S rRNA is a sensitive biomarker for detecting Plasmodium infection in human blood. Dried blood spots (DBS) are a practical sample type for malaria field studies to collect, store, and transport large quantities of blood samples ...
Ming Chang, Selena Johnston, Annette M. Seilie, Dianna Hergott, Sean C. Murphy   +4 more
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Next-Generation Molecular Testing of Newborn Dried Blood Spots for Cystic Fibrosis [PDF]

The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, 2016
Newborn screening for cystic fibrosis enables early detection and management of this debilitating genetic disease. Implementing comprehensive CFTR analysis using Sanger sequencing as a component of confirmatory testing of all screen-positive newborns has remained impractical due to relatively lengthy turnaround times and high cost.
Lefterova, Martina I., Shen, Peidong, Odegaard, Justin I., Fung, Eula, Chiang, Tsoyu, Peng, Gang, Davis, Ronald W., Wang, Wenyi, Kharrazi, Martin, Schrijver, Iris, Scharfe, Curt   +10 more
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Utility of Dried Blood Spots for the Diagnosis of Congenital Cytomegaloviruses within the First 21 Days of Life in a Single Center

International Journal of Neonatal Screening, 2023
In this retrospective study, we aimed to evaluate the performance of dried-blood-spot (DBS) testing as a diagnostic method for the congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV).
Ana Del Valle Penella, Jerry Miller, Ryan Rochat, Gail Demmler-Harrison   +3 more
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HIV-1 RNA testing of pooled dried blood spots is feasible to diagnose acute HIV infection in resource limited settings

Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2018
Objectives:Rapid human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody tests, routinely used for diagnosis in adults and older children in resource-limited settings (RLS), do not detect early HIV infections prior to seroconversion or when antibody levels are still
Wentzel Dowling, Kirsten Veldsman, Mary G. Katusiime, Jean Maritz, Peter Bock, Sue-Ann Meehan, Marije Van Schalkwyk, Mark F. Cotton, Wolfgang Preiser, Gert U. Van Zyl   +9 more
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