Recommendations for the management of indeterminate HIV PCR results within South Africa’s early infant diagnosis programme
| dc.contributor.author | Mazanderani, Ahmad Haeri | |
| dc.contributor.author | Technau, Karl-Gunter | |
| dc.contributor.author | Hsiao, Nei-Yuan | |
| dc.contributor.author | Maritz, Jean | |
| dc.contributor.author | Carmona, Sergio | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sherman, Gayle G. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-08-01T10:39:35Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-08-01T10:39:35Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016-05-13 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Indeterminate HIV PCR results represent missed diagnostic opportunities within South Africa’s early infant diagnosis programme. These results not only delay diagnosis and appropriate management but are also a source of confusion and apprehension amongst clinicians and caregivers. We describe the extent of indeterminate HIV PCR results within South Africa’s early infant diagnosis programme and provide recommendations for the management of these cases, both in terms of laboratory practice and the clinical care of the infants. | en_ZA |
| dc.description.department | Medical Virology | en_ZA |
| dc.description.librarian | am2016 | en_ZA |
| dc.description.sponsorship | They also thank the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) for partial funding of this work. A.H.M. acknowledges the Discovery Foundation for financial support. | en_ZA |
| dc.description.uri | http://www.sajhivmed.org.za | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Haeri Mazanderani A, Technau K-G, Hsiao N-Y, Maritz J, Carmona S, Sherman GG. Recommendations for the management of indeterminate HIV PCR results within South Africa’s early infant diagnosis programme. S Afr J HIV Med. 2016;17(1), a451. http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.4102/sajhivmed.v17i1.451. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1608-9693 (print) | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2078-6751 (online) | |
| dc.identifier.other | 10.4102/sajhivmed.v17i1.451 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/56166 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher | Health and Medical Publishing Group | en_ZA |
| dc.rights | © 2016. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License. | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | HIV PCR | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Infant diagnosis programme | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Clinical care | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | South Africa (SA) | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) | en_ZA |
| dc.title | Recommendations for the management of indeterminate HIV PCR results within South Africa’s early infant diagnosis programme | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Article | en_ZA |