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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2004, p. 2819-2820, Vol. 42, No. 6
0095-1137/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.6.2819-2820.2004
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Comparison of the Sensitivities of the Version 1.5 and Version 1.0 Ultrasensitive Roche AMPLICOR HIV-1 MONITOR Kits at Low Concentrations of Human Immunodeficiency Virus RNA

New England Research Institutes, Inc., Watertown, Massachusetts 02472,¹ Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois 60612²

Received 3 November 2003/ Returned for modification 31 January 2004/ Accepted 1 March 2004

The sensitivities of the version 1.5 and 1.0 Roche UltraSensitive AMPLICOR HIV-1 MONITOR tests were compared using panels of coded samples of subtype B human immunodeficiency virus type 1 spiked into plasma at predetermined concentrations. Results indicate that the version 1.5 kit is more sensitive than the version 1.0 kit.

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