Assays for the determination of HIV-1 load in semen: A review of indications, methods and performance in vitro

Current HIV Research

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 182-188

  Chan, Derek J ^a   McNally, Leon ^b  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

HIV 1; Nucleic acid amplification; Nucleic acid sequence based amplification; Polymerase chain reaction; Reverse transciptase; Semen; Viral load

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; SILICON DIOXIDE; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS RNA;

ACCURACY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; IN VITRO STUDY; INFECTION RISK; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PERFORMANCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTIVITY; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; SELF-SUSTAINED SEQUENCE REPLICATION; SEMEN; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 47749112060     PISSN: 1570162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157016208784324949     Document Type: Review

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