Performance of the novel Qiagen artus QS-RGQ viral load assays compared to that of the Abbott RealTime system with genetically diversified HIV and hepatitis C Virus plasma specimens.

Authors :: Drexler JF
Reber U
Wuttkopf A
Eis-Hübinger AM
Drosten C
Source :: Journal of clinical microbiology [J Clin Microbiol] 2012 Jun; Vol. 50 (6), pp. 2114-7. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 Mar 07.
Publication Year :: 2012
Abstract: We compared two novel Qiagen QS-RGQ viral load assays with the established Abbott RealTime assays on a highly diversified panel of 121 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and 107 hepatitis C virus (HCV) specimens. The quantifications correlated well for all HIV and HCV types, but Qiagen yielded higher HCV concentrations than Abbott, predominantly in genotypes 4 and 5.

Subjects :: Humans
HIV isolation & purification
HIV Infections virology
Hepacivirus isolation & purification
Hepatitis C virology
Molecular Diagnostic Techniques methods
Plasma virology
Viral Load methods

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