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Comparing Abbott m2000 RealTime HIV test and Roche COBAS Ampliprep/COBAS Taqman HIV test, v2.0 in treated HIV-1 B and non-B subjects with low viraemia.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Apr 2016
Margariti Apostolia, Chatzidimitriou Dimitrios, Metallidis Simeon, Pilalas Dimitrios, Kourelis Andreas, Papadimitriou Evangelia, Haidich Anna-Bettina, Malisiovas Nicolaos, Skoura Lemonia
Abstract excerpt
Viral load testing is a valuable tool in HIV clinical care and research. Discrepancies among diverse viral load assays, especially with regard to non-B HIV-1 subtypes have been reported. Our study aimed to explore the impact of HIV subtype (B versus non-B) on the agreement between CAP/CTM, v2.0 and m2000 RealTime in treated HIV patients, focusing on low viral loads (<200 copies/ml). Our findings indicate that...
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