Whole blood as an alternative to peripheral blood mononuclear cell for detection of total HIV-1 DNA.

Ling LinYong-Song YueNi-Dan WangLei-Yan WeiYang HanXiao-Jing SongZhi-Feng QiuWei CaoTai-Sheng Li

Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2020)

The results of the whole blood sample test for total HIV-1 DNA are consistent with those of PBMC samples. In a clinical setting it is recommended to use whole blood samples directly for the evaluation of the HIV reservoir.

Keyphrases

antiretroviral therapy
hiv positive
peripheral blood
hiv testing
hiv infected
human immunodeficiency virus
hepatitis c virus
hiv aids
men who have sex with men
circulating tumor
cell free
single cell
stem cells
south africa
cell therapy