Comparison of Roche MONITOR and Organon Teknika NucliSens assays to quantify human immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNA in cerebrospinal fluid

Authors
Spearman, P Fiscus, SA Smith, RM Shepard, R Johnson, B Nicotera, J Harris, VL Clough, LA McKinsey, J Haass, DW
Citation
P. Spearman et al., Comparison of Roche MONITOR and Organon Teknika NucliSens assays to quantify human immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNA in cerebrospinal fluid, J CLIN MICR, 39(4), 2001, pp. 1612-1614
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00951137 → ACNP
Volume
39
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1612 - 1614
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(200104)39:4<1612:CORMAO>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
We compared Roche MONITOR and Organon Teknika NucliSens assays for human im munodeficiency virus type I (HIV-1) RNA in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Resul ts of 282 assays were highly correlated (r = 0,826), with MONITOR values be ing 0.29 +/- 0.4 log(10) copies/ml (mean +/- standard deviation) values. Bo th assays can reliably quantify HIV-1 RNA in CSF.