Impact of the COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS AMPLICOR HIV-1 MONITOR Test, Version 1.5, on clinical laboratory operations.
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.
Germer
Jeffrey J
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Division of Clinical Microbiology, Mayo Clinic, Su 1-602, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Bendel
Jordan L
JL
Dolenc
Craig A
CA
Nelson
Sarah R
SR
Masters
Amanda L
AL
Gerads
Tara M
TM
Mandrekar
Jayawant N
JN
Mitchell
P Shawn
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Yao
Joseph D C
JD
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*