Evaluation of an infectivity standard for real-time quality control of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 quantitative micrococulture assays. Participating Laboratories of The AIDS Clinical Trials Group

J Clin Microbiol. 1996 Sep;34(9):2312-5. doi: 10.1128/jcm.34.9.2312-2315.1996.

Abstract

Quantitative microculture assays of cryopreserved human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected cell suspensions and culture supernatants were compared among seven assays sites. There was no significant change in titer during 1 year of storage. The overall standard deviation for infected cell suspensions was approximately 0.8 log10 virus titer. A method for detecting deviant assay results was developed and was used to identify two donor cell preparations (n = 54) that gave consistently low titers.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Cell Culture Techniques*
  • Cryopreservation*
  • HIV Infections*
  • HIV-1*
  • Humans
  • Time Factors