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Publication Details
AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Comparative analysis of commercial assays for the detection and quantification of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) RNA in plasma from patients infected with HIV-1 subtype C
Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 35, No. 3, Year 2002
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Description
The commercial assays commonly used to quantify plasma human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) RNA in clinical settings were designed to assess HIV-1 subtype B. We compared the performance of 4 commercial assays (Amplicor versions 1.0 and 1.5 [Roche]; Quantiplex [Chiron]; and NASBA HIV-1 RNA QT [Organon Teknika]) in detecting and quantifying HIV-1 RNA in plasma from HIV-infected persons from Zambia, an area where HIV-1 subtype C is predominant. Each assay detected plasma HIV-1 RNA, but they do not all measure statistically similar quantities of plasma HIV-1 RNA. © 2002 Infectious Diseases Society of America.
Authors & Co-Authors
Hoesley, Craig J.
United States, Birmingham
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Allen, Susan A.
United States, Los Angeles
University of Alabama
Zambia, Lusaka
Tropical Diseases Research Centre
Raper, James Luther
United States, Birmingham
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Musonda, Rosemary Mubanga
Zambia, Lusaka
Tropical Diseases Research Centre
Niu, Yafen
United States, Birmingham
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Gao, Feng
United States, Birmingham
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Squires, Kathleen E.
United States, Los Angeles
Keck School of Medicine of Usc
Aldrovandi, Grace M.
United States, Birmingham
Heersink School of Medicine
Statistics
Citations: 11
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1086/341490
ISSN:
10584838
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Study Locations
Zambia