TABLE 4.
Amplification of RT region of the HIV-1 pol gene after RNA extraction of plasmas and DPS obtained from 20 patients
| Viral load in plasma (log10 copies/ml) | RT region amplificationa
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plasma | DPS extracted by QIAamp viral RNA mini kit (Qiagen) | DPS extracted by Abbott sample preparation system | DPS extracted by Nuclisens manual extraction kit (bioMérieux) | |
| 3.14 | + | − | − | + |
| 3.19 | + | − | + | + |
| 3.42 | − | − | − | − |
| 3.56 | + | − | − | + |
| 3.59 | + | − | − | + |
| 3.70 | + | − | − | + |
| 3.88 | + | + | − | + |
| 4.00 | − | − | + | + |
| 4.07 | + | − | + | + |
| 4.08 | + | − | + | + |
| 4.10 | + | − | + | + |
| 4.23 | + | − | + | + |
| 4.59 | + | − | + | + |
| 4.65 | + | − | + | + |
| 4.65 | + | − | + | + |
| 4.86 | + | − | + | + |
| 5.08 | + | − | + | + |
| 5.78 | + | − | + | + |
| 5.79 | + | − | + | + |
| 6.03 | + | − | + | + |
a
+, amplification; −, no amplification.