Abstract
New commercial techniques for determination of the viral load (VL) in plasma are able to detect as few as 20 copies of HIV-1 RNA/ml. The relevance of this new technical threshold is uncertain. Upon multivariate analysis, factors associated with detection of VLs between 20 and 49 copies/ml by the Cobas TaqMan HIV-1 v2.0 assay in an HIV clinic were the basal VL and time on antiretroviral therapy.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active*
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Female
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HIV Infections / drug therapy*
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HIV Infections / virology*
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HIV-1 / isolation & purification*
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / methods*
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Plasma / virology
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RNA, Viral / blood
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Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
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Time Factors
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Viral Load*
Substances
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RNA, Viral
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Reagent Kits, Diagnostic