Quantification of HIV-1 RNA in plasma: comparable results with the NASBA HIV-1 RNA QT and the AMPLICOR HIV monitor test
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Two blood tests that detect HIV RNA appear to be equally effective in estimating RNA levels in blood. Measuring the amount of viral RNA in blood samples is a method of measuring the number of virus particles. This can be used to track the progression of the disease and the response to treatments. Researchers tested the NASBA HIV-1 RNA QT and the AMPLICOR HIV monitor tests on 107 blood samples from 25 HIV-infected patients. The tests produced similar results on most samples. The tests can be done on relatively small amounts of blood.
Publication Name: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1077-9450
Year: 1996
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Evaluation of two commercial kits for the detection of genotypic drug resistance on a panel of HIV type 1 subtypes A through J
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The ViroSeq Genotyping System and the TRUEGENE HIV-1 Genotyping Kit may require alternative amplification/sequencing primers to detect some HIV-1 subtypes. This was the conclusion of researchers who used the kits to analyze 15 viral isolates covering HIV-1 subtypes A through J.
Publication Name: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1525-4135
Year: 2001
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Rising prevalence of HIV-1 non-B subtypes in Belgium: 1983-2001
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A study documented the HIV-1subtype distribution in two Belgian hospitals and determined predictive demographics for non-B subtypes. It was deduced that overall, subtype B was the most prevalent subtype in this population, followed by subtypes A and C.
Publication Name: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1525-4135
Year: 2004
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