Sensitivity and specificity of Dried Blood Spot and Plasma Separation Card samples for Hepatitis C Virus RNA Testing. [PDF]
PLOS Global Public HealthDried blood spots (DBS) and plasma separation cards (PSC) have the potential to improve access to hepatitis C virus (HCV) testing. This multicenter study evaluated the performance of two HCV RNA assay platforms using capillary or venous DBS and PSC ...
Agnes Malobela +17 more
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HCV RNA quantification using the Cobas Plasma Separation Card as an alternative to EDTA plasma: a prospective multicenter study [PDF]
Scientific ReportsSimplified diagnostic approaches are needed to eliminate hepatitis C by 2030. This prospective multicenter study evaluated dried plasma spots collected with the Cobas® Plasma Separation Card (PSC) versus conventional ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA)
Ana Fuentes López +16 more
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, 2016 The potential of dried blood, plasma and urine spots, deposited on a paper substrate, combined with reversed-phase ultra performance liquid chromatography and orthogonal acceleration time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-oaToFMS), with electrospray ...
Filippos Michopoulos (2234140) +3 more
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A hepatitis C avidity test for determining recent and past infections in both plasma and dried blood spots [PDF]
, 2013 DBS testing has been used successfully to detect HCV antibody positive individuals. Determining how long someone has been infected is important for surveillance initiatives. Antibody avidity is a method that can be used to calculate recency of infection.
Goldberg, David J. +15 more
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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 +6 more
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Potential use of a dried saliva spot (DSS) in therapeutic drug monitoring and disease diagnosis
Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis, 2022 In recent years, scientific researchers have increasingly become interested in noninvasive sampling methods for therapeutic drug monitoring and disease diagnosis.
Yu Han +5 more
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Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring, 2021 Introduction This study investigated alternative pre‐analytical handling of blood for neurofilament light (NfL) analysis where resources are limited. Method Plasma NfL was measured with single molecule array after alternative blood processing procedures:
Joel Simrén +3 more
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Determination of anti-HCV and quantification of HCV-RNA and IP-10 from dried blood spots sent by regular mail. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 BACKGROUND:With the introduction of direct acting antivirals, treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in hard-to-reach populations is now feasible. Therefore, new cost-effective and reliable test methods are needed.
Bastian Neesgaard +3 more
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Nontargeted Mass Spectrometry of Dried Blood Spots for Interrogation of the Human Circulating Metabolome [PDF]
, 2021 Advances in high resolution, nontargeted mass spectrometry allow for the simultaneous measure of thousands of metabolites in a single biosample. Application of these analytical approaches to population-scale human studies has been limited by the need for
Eowyn, Acres +9 more
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Validation of the Use of Dried Blood Spot (DBS) Method to Assess Vitamin A Status [PDF]
Health Promotion Perspectives, 2012 Background: Vitamin A deficiency is an important dietary deficiency in the world. Thus, the ne-cessity of screening for deficient populations is obvious.
Elham Fallah, Seyed Hadi Peighambardoust
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