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Evaluation of the clinical sensitivity for the quantification of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNA in plasma: Comparison of the new COBAS TaqMan HIV-1 with three current HIV-RNA assays--LCx HIV RNA quantitative, VERSANT HIV-1 RNA 3.0 (bDNA) and COBA

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Katsoulidou A, Petrodaskalaki M, Sypsa V, Papachristou E, Anastassopoulou CG, Gargalianos P, Karafoulidou A, Lazanas M, Kordossis T, Andoniadou A, et al. Evaluation of the clinical sensitivity for the quantification of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNA in plasma: Comparison of the new COBAS TaqMan HIV-1 with three current HIV-RNA assays--LCx HIV RNA quantitative, VERSANT HIV-1 RNA 3.0 (bDNA) and COBA. J Virol MethodsJ Virol MethodsJ Virol Methods. 2006;131:168-74.

Abstract:

The COBAS TaqMan HIV-1 test (Roche Diagnostics) was compared with the LCx HIV RNA quantitative assay (Abbott Laboratories), the Versant HIV-1 RNA 3.0 (bDNA) assay (Bayer) and the COBAS Amplicor HIV-1 Monitor v1.5 test (Roche Diagnostics), using plasma samples of various viral load levels from HIV-1-infected individuals. In the comparison of TaqMan with LCx, TaqMan identified as positive 77.5% of the 240 samples versus 72.1% identified by LCx assay, while their overall agreement was 94.6% and the quantitative results of samples that were positive by both methods were strongly correlated (r=0.91). Similarly, in the comparison of TaqMan with bDNA 3.0, both methods identified 76.3% of the 177 samples as positive, while their overall agreement was 95.5% and the quantitative results of samples that were positive by both methods were strongly correlated (r=0.95). Finally, in the comparison of TaqMan with Monitor v1.5, TaqMan identified 79.5% of the 156 samples as positive versus 80.1% identified by Monitor v1.5, while their overall agreement was 95.5% and the quantitative results of samples that were positive by both methods were strongly correlated (r=0.96). In conclusion, the new COBAS TaqMan HIV-1 test showed excellent agreement with other widely used commercially available tests for the quantitation of HIV-1 viral load.

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Katsoulidou, AntigoniPetrodaskalaki, MariaSypsa, VanaPapachristou, EleniAnastassopoulou, Cleo GGargalianos, PanagiotisKarafoulidou, AnastasiaLazanas, MariosKordossis, TheodorosAndoniadou, AnastasiaHatzakis, AngelosengComparative StudyEvaluation StudyNetherlands2005/10/01 09:00J Virol Methods. 2006 Feb;131(2):168-74. doi: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2005.07.014. Epub 2005 Sep 27.