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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2005, p. 4249-4250, Vol. 43, No. 8
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.8.4249-4250.2005
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Stability of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Proviral DNA in Whole-Blood Samples

Rush Medical College, 1653 W. Congress Parkway, Chicago, Illinois 60612,¹ New England Research Institutes, Inc., 9 Galen Street, Watertown, Massachusetts 02472²

Received 3 February 2005/ Accepted 23 April 2005

The Roche Amplicor HIV-1 Test requires that whole blood be processed within four days of collection. However, this requirement may be too limiting for use in international settings. Thus, we demonstrate that blood may be processed up to 10 days after collection if maintained under ambient conditions (2 to 25°C).

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