Use of Sno Strip filter-paper wicks for collection of genital-tract samples allows reproducible determination of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) RNA viral load with a commercial HIV-1 viral load assay |
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| Authors: | Sherlock Christopher H Lott Paula M Money Deborah M Merrick Linda Arikan Yasemin Remple Valencia P Craib Kevin Burdge David R |
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| Affiliation: | Diagnostic Virology and Reference Laboratory, Providence Health Care, University of British Columbia, 4500 Oak Street, Vancouver, BC V6H 3N1, Canada. csherloc@interchange.ubc.ca |
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| Abstract: | To assess the reproducibility of measurements of cervical and vaginal human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) viral load, 92 duplicate cervical and 88 duplicate vaginal samples were collected from 13 HIV-infected women using Sno Strip filter-paper wicks. RNA was eluted from the strips, extracted, and assayed using a modified protocol for the Roche Cobas Amplicor HIV-1 Monitor assay. Pearson's correlation coefficient (R), coefficient of determination (D), and Bland-Altman plots (BA) were used to compare paired log10-transformed viral loads. Analysis of duplicate same-site samples showed good reproducibility (cervix: R = 0.72, D = 52%, BA = 89% within range; vagina: R = 0.72, D = 51%, BA = 87% within range); paired cervix/vagina measurements showed moderate correlation only (R = 0.56; D = 31.3%). Standardized sample collection and simple modification of the Roche Cobas Amplicor HIV-1 Monitor assay allows reproducible measurement of genital viral load. |
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