International multicenter study to assess a panel of reference materials for quantification of simian
Claire Ham1, Priya Srinivasan, Rigmor Thorstensson
1Division of Retrovirology, NIBSC/HPA, South Mimms, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
|April 30, 2010
Abstract:
An international multicenter study was conducted to assess the performance of a panel of simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) RNA reference materials for plasma viral load determinations. Reliable quantification was demonstrated across an approximately 6 log(10) dynamic range. Availability of external reference materials will enable independent calibration of SIV plasma viral load assays.
