title: Transient viremia in HIV-infected patients and use of plasma preparation tubes.
abstract: Using plasma preparation tubes for the collection and storage of plasma resulted in factitious, low-level human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) viremia among patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy who incurred unnecessary additional clinic visits, laboratory testing, and medication changes. We caution clinicians against the routine use of plasma preparation tubes for collection of blood samples for HIV-1 level 1 quantification.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. v-stosor@northwestern.edu
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Stosor
authors.forename: Frank J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Palella
authors.forename: Baiba
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Berzins
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Till
authors.forename: Angel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leake
authors.forename: Joan S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Chmiel
authors.forename: Robert L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Murphy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016477:Artifacts; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019562:Viral Load; D014766:Viremia / Q000175:diagnosis*