Publications by authors named "Lucia Aleixo"
Article Synopsis
- The study looked at why some people who are around HIV-infected partners don't get the virus themselves, figuring out the social and immune factors involved.* -
- Researchers used surveys and blood tests to study the immune cells of these uninfected individuals and found important differences compared to those not exposed to HIV.* -
- They discovered that even when exposed to the virus, the uninfected individuals had certain active immune cells that might help them stay healthy, despite their partners testing positive for HIV.*
HIV-1 viral load (VL) testing is not widely available in resource-limited settings. The use of finger prick dried blood spot (FP-DBS) samples could remove barriers related to sample collection and transport. Measurement of VL using DBS from EDTA venous blood (VB-DBS) in place of plasma has previously been validated using the NucliSENS Easy-Q HIV-1 v2.
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