GeneXpert HIV-1 quant assay, a new tool for scale up of viral load monitoring in the success of ART programme in India.

Smita KulkarniSushama JadhavPriyanka KhopkarSuvarna SaneRajkumar LondheVaishali ChimanpureVeronica DhilpeManisha GhateRajendra YelagateNarayan PanchalGirish RahaneDilip KadamNitin GaikwadBharat RewariRaman Gangakhedkar

Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2017)

The viral load results of GeneXpert HIV-1 Quant assay compared well with Abbott HIV-1 m2000 Real Time PCR; suggesting its use as a Point of care assay for viral load estimation in resource limited settings. Its ease of performance and rapidity will aid in timely diagnosis of ART failures, integrated HIV-TB management and will facilitate the UNAIDS 90-90-90 target.

Keyphrases

antiretroviral therapy
hiv infected
hiv positive
human immunodeficiency virus
hiv testing
hiv aids
hepatitis c virus
men who have sex with men
high throughput
south africa
randomized controlled trial
study protocol