Hiv1 Rna Viral Load

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Contents 1 More Specific Terms 2 Indications 3 Procedure 4 More General Terms 5 Additional Terms 6 References

More Specific Terms

• APTIMA HIV1 RNA

Indications

• assessment of HIV1 infection

Procedure

• branched DNA ( bDNA) assay

• generally give 1/2 the HIV RNA levels of RT-PCR

• Reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction ( RT-PCR)

• Roche Amplicor ultrasensitive test
• Roche TaqMan HIV-1

• lower limit of detection 20-50 copies/ mL

More General Terms

• clinical microbiology test

Additional Terms

• Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

References

Lima V et al.  
- Increased reporting of detectable plasma HIV-1 RNA levels at the critical threshold of 50 copies per milliliter with  the Taqman assay in comparison to the Amplicor assay.  J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2009 Feb 25; [e-pub ahead of print]. PMID: [1]

HIV1 RNA viral load