Comparison of Roche MONITOR and Organon Teknika NucliSens assays to quantify human immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNA in cerebrospinal fluid.

Authors :: Spearman P
Fiscus SA
Smith RM
Shepard R
Johnson B
Nicotera J
Harris VL
Clough LA
McKinsey J
Haas DW
Source :: Journal of clinical microbiology [J Clin Microbiol] 2001 Apr; Vol. 39 (4), pp. 1612-4.
Publication Year :: 2001
Abstract: We compared Roche MONITOR and Organon Teknika NucliSens assays for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) RNA in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Results of 282 assays were highly correlated (r = 0.826), with MONITOR values being 0.29 +/- 0.4 log(10) copies/ml (mean +/- standard deviation) values. Both assays can reliably quantify HIV-1 RNA in CSF.

Subjects :: Humans
Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections virology
Central Nervous System Diseases virology
HIV-1 isolation & purification
RNA, Viral cerebrospinal fluid

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