Quantification of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNA levels in plasma by using small-volume-format branched-DNA assays

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作者
Yeghiazarian, T
Zhao, WQ
Read, SE
Kabat, W
Li, XY
Hamren, SJ
Sheridan, PJ
Wilber, JC
Chernoff, DN
Yogev, R
机构
[1] Chiron Diagnost, Nucl Acid Diagnost & New Markers, Emeryville, CA 94608 USA
[2] Childrens Mem Hosp, Div Infect Dis, Sect Pediat & Maternal HIV1 Infect, Chicago, IL 60614 USA
[3] Northwestern Univ, Sch Med, Dept Microbiol & Immunol, Chicago, IL 60611 USA
[4] Northwestern Univ, Sch Med, Dept Pediat, Chicago, IL 60611 USA
[5] Univ Toronto, Hosp Sick Children, Div Infect Dis, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada
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10.1128/JCM.36.7.2096-2098.1998
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
We have developed small-volume (50 or 250 mu l)-format branched-DNA assays for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) RNA for use with specimens in which the volume is limited and/or a high viral load is anticipated. These formats exhibited good correlation with the standard 1-ml format; high specificity, reproducibility, and linearity; and no significant difference in the quantification of HIV-1 subtypes.
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