title: Performance of a novel human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1 total nucleic acid-based real-time PCR assay using whole blood and dried blood spots for diagnosis of HIV in infants.
mesh_terms: D001769:Blood / Q000821:virology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003890:Desiccation; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013019:South Africa; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral; D012367:RNA, Viral; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic