Amplicor

A proprietary–Roche Diagnostics PCR-based test used to monitor HIV-1 viral load

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On investigation of the patient's immune status, it was established that she was HIV-1-positive as confirmed by HIV-1 DNA Amplicor assay version 1.5 (Roche Diagnostics, Mannheim, Germany), with an HIV-1 viral load of 2 738 '30 RNA copies/ml by Abbott m2000 Real Time HIV 1 Assay (Abbott Diagnostics, Johannesburg) and a CD4+ lymphocyte percentage of 28%.

Microscopy 'AIDS' in diagnosing a febrile infant

For all the subjects found positive for anti HCV antibody, ALT levels were done using kit by MERCK on the serum samples and the stored plasma was used for qualitative PCR for HCV RNA using the second generation 'Amplicor HCV Assay by Roche Molecular Systems'.

FREQUENCY AND RISK FACTORS FOR CHRONIC HCV IINFECTION: A COMMUNITY BASED STUDY

Explain the methodology of the COBAS AMPLICOR CT/NG assay.

Molecular bacteriology in the clinical laboratory

Detection and quantification of HCV-RNA in serum: Detection of HCV-RNA in serum was performed by automated RT-PCR assay (COBAS AMPLICOR HCV Test, version 2.0; Roche Diagnostics, Molecular Division).

Non alcoholic fatty liver diseases in chronic hepatitis C: impact on end treatment virologic response

An aliquot of each sample was processed with the Amplicor PCR test (Roche Molecular Systems, Branchburg, NJ, USA) for detection of C.

Lack of macrolide resistance in Chlamydia trachomatis after mass azithromycin distributions for trachoma

We used the Roche COBAS Amplicor HBV Monitor test (Ver.

Performance of a new-generation chemiluminescent assay for hepatitis B surface antigen

The currently available NAATs include PCR (COBAS Roche Amplicor), strand displacement amplification (SDA) (BD ProbeTec), and transcription-mediated amplification (TMA) (Gen-Probe Aptima).

Use of NAATs for STD diagnosis of GC and CT in non-FDA-cleared anatomic specimens

(10) There are currently 3 commercially available procedures for HCV viral load testing: the Roche (Belleville, NJ) AMPLICOR manual and COBAS HCV assays; the Bayer (Norwood, Mass) QUANTIPLEX HCV RNA version 3.0 assay (branched DNA [bDNA]); and the Biomerieux (Marcy-l'Etole, France) NucliSens system, which uses nucleic acid sequence-based amplification.

Molecular testing in the diagnosis and management of hepatitis C virus infection. (Advances in the Science of Pathology)

Unfortunately, Roche Diagnostics has stopped making the Amplicor EV that was used in this study.

Rapid Enterovirus Test

Automated quantitative analysis of hepatitis B virus DNA by using the Cobas Amplicor HBV monitor test.

Hepatitis B virus DNA stability in plasma samples under short-term storage at 42[degrees]C

Blood samples were collected for determination of [CD4.sup.+] T-cell counts (FACSCalibur system, Becton Dickinson, USA) and viral load tests (Roche Cobas Amplicor HIV-1 RNA monitor version 1.5 assay, Roche Diagnostics, USA).

Detecting virological failure in HIV-infected Tanzanian children

(9) Plasma HIV-1 RNA (viral load) was measured by polymerase chain reaction using the Amplicor HIV-1 Monitor (Amplicor Roche Diagnostics), which has a detection limit of 400 copies/mL; values were expressed as log (10).

Assessment of antioxidants status and superoxide dismutase activity in HIV-infected children