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ArticleJournal of clinical microbiology2011

RNA versus DNA (NucliSENS EasyQ HIV-1 v1.2 versus Amplicor HIV-1 DNA test v1.5) for early diagnosis of HIV-1 infection in infants in Senegal.

K Kébé, O Ndiaye, H Diop Ndiaye, P Mbakob Mengue, P M M Guindo, S Diallo, N Léye, S B Gueye, A Gaye Diallo, C Touré Kane and 1 more

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Article in Journal of clinical microbiology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

K KébéLaboratoire de Bactériologie Virologie, Hôpital Aristide le Dantec, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal.
O Ndiaye
H Diop Ndiaye
P Mbakob Mengue
P M M Guindo
S Diallo
N Léye
S B Gueye
A Gaye Diallo
C Touré Kane
S Mboup
Hôpital Aristide Le Dantec · SN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The objective of this study was to compare the performance of the NucliSENS EasyQ HIV-1 v1.2 platform (bioMérieux, France) to the Amplicor HIV-1 DNA test v1.5 (Roche Molecular Systems, Switzerland) in detecting HIV-1 infection in infants using venipuncture-derived whole blood in tubes and dried blood spots. A total of 149 dried blood spots and 43 EDTA-anticoagulated peripheral blood samples were collected throughout Dakar and other areas in Senegal from infants and children aged 3 weeks to 24 months who were born to HIV-1-infected mothers. Samples were tested using the NucliSENS and Amplicor technologies. The NucliSENS and Amplicor results were 100% concordant using either EDTA-anticoagulated peripheral blood or dried blood spots. Compared to Amplicor, the sensitivity and specificity of the NucliSENS test were 100%. The NucliSENS EasyQ HIV-1 RNA assay performed as well as the Amplicor HIV-1 DNA test in detecting HIV-1 infection in infants. In addition, this platform can give an indication of the viral load baseline. The NucliSENS EasyQ platform is a good alternative for early infant diagnosis of HIV-1 infection.

Indexed as

Reagent Kits, DiagnosticDesiccationDNA, ViralEarly DiagnosisHIV-1HIV InfectionsHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMolecular Diagnostic TechniquesRNA, ViralSenegalSensitivity and SpecificitySpecimen HandlingVirologyDNA, ViralReagent Kits, DiagnosticRNA, Viral

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PMID21543563
PMCPMC3147881
OpenAlexW2141183026

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