Comparison of NucliSens HIV-1 QT and Amplicor HIV-1 monitor 1.5 in detecting HIV-1 viral load
Pan, P.-l.; Xu, W.-y.; Yao, J.; Tao, X.-x.; Pei, L.-j.; Jiang, Y.
Zhonghua Shi Yan he Lin Chuang Bing du Xue Za Zhi 21(2): 177-179
2007
ISSN/ISBN: 1003-9279 PMID: 17653329 Document Number: 609812
To compare the results of detecting HIV-1 load by using NucliSens HIV-1 QT and Amplicor HIV-1 monitor 1.5 assays. Eighty-two clinical samples were collected and HIV viral load was determined with the above-mentioned two methods. The number of samples in which values obtained by NucliSens HIV-1 QT and Amplicor HIV-1 monitor 1.5 differed by <0.5 log10 RNA copies/ml and in which the viral load was undetectable accounted for 88.9 percent of the measures. The correlation coefficient between the two methods was 0.956 in 56 samples of Deltalog10 VL<0.5. The results of HIV-1 viral load determination with the two methods are highly comparable.