Transient viremia in HIV-infected patients and use of plasma preparation tubes.
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.
Stosor
Valentina
V
Division of Infectious Diseases, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. v-stosor@northwestern.edu
Palella
Frank J
FJ
Berzins
Baiba
B
Till
Michele
M
Leake
Angel
A
Chmiel
Joan S
JS
Murphy
Robert L
RL
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*