title: Comparative evaluation of Roche's COBAS Ampliprep/COBAS TaqMan HIV-1 Test v2.0 and Abbott's RealTime m2000sp/rt HIV-1 assay on PPTs and EDTA samples.
authors.affiliation: Alberta Provincial Laboratory for Public Health (Edmonton Site), Canada.
authors.forename: Dena
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Adachi
authors.affiliation: Alberta Provincial Laboratory for Public Health (Edmonton Site), Canada.
authors.forename: Marlin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Benedet
authors.affiliation: Alberta Provincial Laboratory for Public Health (Edmonton Site), Canada. Electronic address: jwtang49@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Julian W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
authors.forename: Geoffrey D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000379:methods*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000821:virology*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D025202:Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D019562:Viral Load / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic