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. 2009 Jun 5;4(6):e5819. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0005819

Table 5. Infrastructure requirements of commercial versus rtLC DBS assays for viral load determination.

Infrastructure Commercial assay rtLC DBS assay
Bio-safety cabinet 1 1
Extraction Hood 1 1
Refrigerated Centrifuge 1 1
PCR Hood 2 1
Thermocycler (LightCycler) 1 1
Freezer Storage (in Celsius) −70 −20
Lab space (dedicated areas) 5 3
Plate washer Yes No
Incubator Yes No
Plate Optical Density reader Yes No