Hj. Lin et al., INTRA-ASSAY PERFORMANCE-CHARACTERISTICS OF 5 ASSAYS FOR QUANTIFICATION OF HUMAN-IMMUNODEFICIENCY-VIRUS TYPE-1 RNA IN PLASMA, Journal of clinical microbiology, 36(3), 1998, pp. 835-839
Three kits (Roche AMPLICOR human immunodeficiency virus type 1 [HIV-1]
Monitor, Chiron enhanced-sensitivity bDNA, and Organon Teknika NASBA
HIV-1 QT) and two in-house assays (from National Genetics Institute an
d Baylor College of Medicine) were compared with a blinded panel. The
results were evaluated as to intra-assay sensitivity, precision, and a
bility to detect differences in a dilution series.