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HIV-1 viral load and phenotypic antiretroviral drug resistance assays based on reverse transcriptase activity in comparison to amplification based HIV-1 RNA and genotypic assays.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Jan 2010
Napravnik Sonia, Cachafeiro Ada, Stewart Paul, Eron Joseph J, Fiscus Susan A
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BACKGROUND: Amplification based HIV-1 viral load and genotypic resistance assays are expensive, technologically complex and may be difficult to implement in resource limited settings. Inexpensive, simpler assays are urgently needed. OBJECTIVES: To determine the suitability of the ExaVir Load and ExaVir Drug assays for use in patient monitoring. STUDY DESIGN: Specimens from 108 adults were used to compare ExaVir...
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