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Cobas Amplicor HIV-1 Monitor 1.5 and Versant HIV-1 RNA 3.0 assays compared

Published in AIDS Weekly and Law, February 9th, 2006

Cobas Amplicor HIV-1 Monitor 1.5 and Versant HIV-1 RNA 3.0 assays have been compared.

According to a study from the United States, "Plasma human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) RNA level is an important parameter for patient management, yet viral load assays from different manufacturers are not standardized.

"In this study, we evaluated the concordance between test results obtained for 1000 plasma specimens collected from HIV-1-infected individuals measured with the VERSANT HIV-1 RNA 3.0 assay (bDNA) and the COBAS AMPLICOR HIV-1 MONITOR 1.5 test (PCR)."

"We compared viral load values obtained by each of these assays...

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