Precious Simushi, Mukoshya Nchima Kalunga, Tuku Mwakyoma, Mulenga Mwewa, Lweendo Muchaili, Nchimunya Hazeemba, Chileshe Mulenga, Patience Mwewa, Kaseya O R Chiyenu, John Kachimba, Powell Choonga, Aaron Shibemba, Benison M Hamooya, Mowa Zambwe, Peter J Chipimo, Lackson Kasonka
OBJECTIVE: Zambia has embarked on improving the diagnostic capacity by setting up high throughput and accurate machines in the testing process and introduction of dried blood spot (DBS) as a sample type. This was a cross sectional study to verify dried blood spot as a sample type for HIV viral load and early infant diagnosis (EID) on Hologic Panther platform and Evaluate the analytical performance (precision, linearity and measurement of uncertainty) of the Hologic Panther. RESULTS: The specificity and sensitivity of EID performance of Aptima Quant Dx assay on Hologic panther machine against the gold standard machine COBAS Taqman (CAP/CTM) was 100% with an overall agreement of 100%...
May 11, 2023: BMC Research Notes