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Open Access
01-05-2014 | Poster presentation
Comparison of plasma and salivary HIV loads determined via a coupling of the Abbott HIV detection system with the DNA Genotek OMNIgene™ DISCOVER (OM-505) kits
Authors:
David J Speicher, S Saravanan, N Kumarasamy, K Rangananthan, NW Johnson
Published in:
BMC Infectious Diseases
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Special Issue 3/2014
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Excerpt
The DNA Genotek OMNIgene™ DISCOVER (OM-505) kits are designed to collect and store saliva at room temperature before the extraction and detection of DNA and RNA. Utilizing the OM-505 we determined the HIV salivary viral loads (SVL), which were compared with plasma viral loads (PVL). …