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. 2020 Nov 27;16(1):3–10. doi: 10.1097/COH.0000000000000656

Table 1.

Nucleic acid amplification tests for HIV-1 and SARS-COV-2

Automated NAAT HIV QuantitativeDiagnosis confirmationTreatment and drug resistance monitoring
SARS-CoV-2 Qualitative/SemiquantitativeRespiratory samples onlyDiagnosis (EUA)
Manual NAAT HIV Increased sensitivity (single copy)Nonplasma sample typesCure, treatment, and drug resistance trials
SARS-CoV-2 QuantitativeNonrespiratory sample typesIncreased sensitivity

NAAT, nucleic acid amplification tests.