Journal: BMC Infectious Diseases

Article Title: The feasibility of modified HIV and antiretroviral drug testing using self-collected dried blood spots from men who have sex with men

doi: 10.1186/s12879-021-06110-x

Figure Lengend Snippet: Laboratory-based testing results of eSTAMP specimens. Abbreviations : Avioq, Avioq HIV-1 Microelisa System; WB, western blot; Ag/Ab, Bio-Rad GS HIV Ag/Ab combo; Geenius, Bio-Rad HIV1/2 Geenius Supplemental. Footnotes : *12 samples were not tested with Ag/Ab due to insufficient DBS quantity. **Three samples had low signal cutoff ratio (1.2, 1.4,1.5) and were not repeated in duplicate with Ag/Ab protocol or tested with WB or Geenius because of insufficient DBS quantity. ***Four samples were not tested with Ag/Ab due to insufficient DBS quantity

Article Snippet: DBS from eSTAMP were first tested with the FDA-approved Avioq HIV-1 Microelisa System to detect antibody to HIV (Avioq) (Avioq, Inc., Rockville, MD) and, if repeatedly reactive, followed with GS HIV-1 Western Blot (WB) (Bio-Rad laboratories, Redmond, WA) for confirmation.

Techniques: Western Blot

Journal: The lancet. HIV

Article Title: Third-line antiretroviral therapy in low and middle income countries: ACTG A5288, a prospective strategy study

doi: 10.1016/S2352-3018(19)30146-8

Figure Lengend Snippet: Baseline characteristics of the study population by Cohort

Article Snippet: Samples unable to be amplified by the laboratory developed assay were amplified at the same laboratory using the FDA-approved ViroSeq HIV-1 Genotyping System (v.2.0), per manufacturer’s instructions (Celera Diagnostics, Alameda, CA).

Techniques: Cell Counting