title: Comparison of the sensitivities of the version 1.5 and version 1.0 ultrasensitive Roche AMPLICOR HIV-1 MONITOR kits at low concentrations of human immunodeficiency virus RNA.
abstract: The sensitivities of the version 1.5 and 1.0 Roche UltraSensitive AMPLICOR HIV-1 MONITOR tests were compared using panels of coded samples of subtype B human immunodeficiency virus type 1 spiked into plasma at predetermined concentrations. Results indicate that the version 1.5 kit is more sensitive than the version 1.0 kit.
authors.affiliation: New England Research Institutes, 9 Galen St., Watertown, MA 02472, USA. donb@neri.org
authors.forename: Donald J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Brambilla
authors.forename: Cheryl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jennings
authors.forename: Ralph
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Morack
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Granger
authors.forename: James W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Bremer
mesh_terms: D015497:HIV-1 / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic