title: Impact of the COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS AMPLICOR HIV-1 MONITOR Test, Version 1.5, on clinical laboratory operations.
abstract: The COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS AMPLICOR HIV-1 MONITOR Test, version 1.5 (CAP/CA), and the COBAS AMPLICOR HIV-1 MONITOR Test, version 1.5, were compared. CAP/CA reduced and consolidated labor while modestly increasing assay throughput without increased failure rates or direct costs, regardless of batch size and assay format.
authors.affiliation: Division of Clinical Microbiology, Mayo Clinic, Su 1-602, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
authors.forename: Jeffrey J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Germer
authors.forename: Jordan L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Bendel
authors.forename: Craig A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Dolenc
authors.forename: Sarah R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: Amanda L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Masters
authors.forename: Tara M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Gerads
authors.forename: Jayawant N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Mandrekar
authors.forename: P Shawn
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: Joseph D C
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Yao
mesh_terms: D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D025202:Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014773:Virology / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*