Use of plastic vacutainer tubes for quantification of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 in blood specimens

Authors
Landry, ML Garner, R Ferguson, D
Citation
Ml. Landry et al., Use of plastic vacutainer tubes for quantification of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 in blood specimens, J CLIN MICR, 39(1), 2001, pp. 354-356
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00951137 → ACNP
Volume
39
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
354 - 356
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(200101)39:1<354:UOPVTF>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 viral load results were compared for pa ired samples collected in plastic and glass Vacutainer tubes, using both st andard (n = 60) and ultrasensitive (n = 66) assays. The results showed a st rong correlation (P < 0.0001), and plastic tubes can be substituted for gla ss tubes.