Performance of five different assays for the quantification of viral load in persons infected with various subtypes of HIV-1. Swiss HIV Cohort Study

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Title
Performance of five different assays for the quantification of viral load in persons infected with various subtypes of HIV-1. Swiss HIV Cohort Study
Journal
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
Author(s)
Burgisser  P., Vernazza  P., Flepp  M., Boni  J., Tomasik  Z., Hummel  U., Pantaleo  G., Schupbach  J.
ISSN
1525-4135 (Print)
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Published
Issued date
02/2000
Volume
23
Number
2
Pages
138-44
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Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't --- Old month value: Feb 1
Abstract
Five methods for the assessment of plasma viral load (VL) were evaluated in 103 seropositive patients infected with various subtypes of HIV-1. The methods included three RNA-based assays (Amplicor Monitor 1.5, Quantiplex version 2.0, NucliSens), one ultrasensitive reverse transcriptase (PERT) assay and one "boosted" p24 antigen (Ag) enzyme immunoassay (EIA). Subtyping was based on sequencing in env. The sensitivities were, in decreasing order, Amplicor > PERT > p24 Ag > NucliSens > Quantiplex. The low sensitivity of NucliSens was related to the missing of several non-B (A, E, F, G) or recombinant strains, whereas that of Quantiplex did not depend on subtype. In the 1 group O sample and 4 group M samples, only PERT assay or p24Ag EIA produced a positive result. In the quantitative range, correlation was best between Amplicor and Quantiplex (r = 0.8848), fair between Amplicor and NucliSens (r = 0.7064) or PERT assay (r = 0.7266), lowest between Amplicor and p24Ag EIA (r = 0.3989). Amplicor underestimated VL in 1 subtype E sample. Thus, Amplicor performed best in terms of sensitivity (compared with all other assays) and accuracy (compared with NucliSens, PERT assay, and p24Ag) for non-B subtypes in group M samples. PERT assay appears useful for VL assessment in infections by group O or other highly divergent viruses.
Keywords
HIV Infections/*blood/virology HIV-1/*classification Humans Immunoenzyme Techniques Polymerase Chain Reaction RNA, Viral/analysis RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase/analysis *Viral Load
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