Research Article

Generation of HIV-1 and Internal Control Transcripts as Standards for an In-House Quantitative Competitive RT-PCR Assay to Determine HIV-1 Viral Load

Table 5

Determination of the HIV-1 transcript (T-HIV1-2b) RNA concentration in a qRT-PCR assay.

NameT-HIV1-2b dilutionHIV-1 RNA (IU/mL)Mean of the HIV-1 RNA (IU/mL)

T-HIV1-2b1 : 4 × 107Non quantifiable1.27E  + 14
1 : 4 × 108
1 : 4 × 109
1 : 4 × 109
1 : 4 × 1010
1 : 4 × 1010
1 : 4 × 1011