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Comparative Study
. 2004 Nov;42(11):5392-3.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.42.11.5392-5393.2004.

Comparison of the sensitivities and viral load values of the AMPLICOR HIV-1 MONITOR version 1.0 and 1.5 tests

Angela M Caliendo  1 , Jessica Ingersoll, Alicia M Green, Frederick S Nolte, Kirk A Easley
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Comparative Study

Comparison of the sensitivities and viral load values of the AMPLICOR HIV-1 MONITOR version 1.0 and 1.5 tests

Angela M Caliendo et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2004 Nov.

Abstract

This study compared the sensitivity and viral load values of the AMPLICOR HIV-1 MONITOR microwell version 1.0, microwell version 1.5, and COBAS version 1.5 tests. Based on the percentage of positive replicates, the microwell version 1.5 and COBAS version 1.5 tests are more sensitive than the microwell version 1.0 test. Viral load values obtained with the COBAS version 1.5 test are lower than those obtained with either the microwell version 1.0 or microwell version 1.5 test.

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FIG. 1.
FIG. 1.
Plot of probit (estimated probability) versus log10 copies/ml for the MWP v1.0 (⧫), MWP v1.5 (▪), and COBAS v1.5 (▴) tests.
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