Type of sample | Procedure | Minimum process volume required | Container | At time | Place of analysis | Storage | Shipment | Destructionh |
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Venous or finger/heel prick whole blood or plasma | HIV 1–2 RT-PCR POC automated nucleic acid testing platform (ALERE®) | 0.3 ml | Cartridge/ | Yes | Locally | No | No | According to manufacturer |
Capillary/ | ||||||||
EDTA | ||||||||
Venous whole blood | Total blood count Automatic coulter | 0.5 ml | EDTA | Yes | Locally | No | No | |
Venous whole blood | ALT, Creatinine, Glucose | 0.5 ml | Dry tube | Yes | Locally | No | No | |
Automatic analyzer | ||||||||
Venous whole blood | CD4 (absolute number and %) | 0.2 ml | EDTA | Yes | Locallye | No | No | |
Venous whole blood | HIV viral load | 1 ml | EDTA | Yes | Locallye | No | No | |
NPAa | Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra (TB PCR) | 2–5 ml | Mucus extractor | Yes | Locally | No | No | According to manufacturer |
Stools | Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra (TB PCR) | 5 g | Stools container | Yes | Locally | No | No | According to manufacturer |
Urine | Fujifilm TB LAM | 5 ml | Urine container | Yes | Locally | No | No | According to manufacturer |
Venous whole bloodf | CMV viral load | 1 ml | EDTA | No | Zambia | − 80 °C+/− 10 °C, | Only DNA ambient | |
Salivaf | CMV viral load | Swab | Universal Transport Medium | No | Zambia | −80 °C+/− 10 °C | Only DNA ambient | |
Sub-study and ancillary tests | ||||||||
Venous whole bloodb | PK1:t = 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 12 h after intake | 1 ml each | Heparin | No | NTL | −80 °C+/− 10 °C | Dry ice | |
Venous whole bloodb | PK2: t = 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12/24 h after intake | 0.5 ml each | EDTA | No | NTL | −80 °C+/− 10 °C | Dry ice | |
Venous whole bloodb | PK3: t = 2 and 5 after intake | 1 ml each | Lithium heparin | No | NTL | −80 °C+/− 10 °C | Dry ice | |
Venous whole bloodb | PK4: t = 2 | 0.5 ml | Lithium heparin | No | NTL | −80 °C+/− 10 °C | Dry ice | |
Blood, NPA, CSF and post-mortem tru-cutc | Advanced histopathological and microbiologicalg | 10 ml, 2–5 ml, 10 ml, cylinders | EDTA | No | Spain | −80 °C+/− 10 °C | Dry ice | |
Dry tube | ||||||||
Dry tube | ||||||||
NPAd,f | Cytokine levels | ~ 2.5 ml (mucus + SPS) | Mucus extractor | No | Malawi | −80 °C+/− 10 °C | Dry ice | Following local guidelines |
NPAd,f | CMV viral load, genotyping | ~ 2.5 ml | Dry tube | No | Zambia | −80 °C+/− 10 °C | Dry ice | Following local guidelines |