Quality control assessment of human immunodeficiency virus type 2 (HIV-2) viral load quantification assays: results from an international collaboration on HIV-2 infection in 2006

J Clin Microbiol. 2008 Jun;46(6):2088-91. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00126-08. Epub 2008 Apr 23.

Abstract

Human immunodeficiency virus type 2 (HIV-2) RNA quantification assays used in nine laboratories of the ACHI(E)V(2E) (A Collaboration on HIV-2 Infection) study group were evaluated. In a blinded experimental design, laboratories quantified three series of aliquots of an HIV-2 subtype A strain, each at a different theoretical viral load. Quantification varied between laboratories, and international standardization of quantification assays is strongly needed.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cooperative Behavior
  • HIV Infections / virology*
  • HIV-2 / genetics
  • HIV-2 / isolation & purification
  • HIV-2 / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Internationality
  • Laboratories / standards
  • Quality Control
  • RNA, Viral / blood
  • RNA, Viral / standards*
  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic / standards*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Viral Load / standards*

Substances

  • RNA, Viral
  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic