ViveST™ for HBV Testing: A Transformation Ambient Storage and Transportation Device
(Presented at 2013 HEP DART on the Big Island, Hawaii) Summary: This study evaluated the performance of ViveST, a transformation dried sample storage and transportation device, for downstream HBV viral load testing using the Abbott RealTime HBV assay.
Validation of ViroSeq HIV-1 Genotyping System v2.0 Using Automated Extraction: EasyMag®
(Presented at 2013 AMP in Phoenix, AZ) Summary: This study validated the performance of the ViroSeq HIV-1 Genotyping System v2.0 utilizing easyMag for automated extraction and NanoDrop for amplicon quantitation.
ViveST™: A Revolutionary Ambient Temperature Storage and Transportation Device for Utilization in Infectious Disease Testing
(Presented at 2013 AMP in Phoenix, AZ) Summary: These studies evaluate the use of ViveST, a novel dried ambient transportation matrix, for storage and transport of plasma samples used with downstream molecular based quantitative viral load assays.
Validation of ViroSeq HIV-1 Genotyping System v2.0 Using Automated Extraction: EasyMag®
(Presented at 2013 AMP in Phoenix, AZ) Summary: This study validated the performance of the ViroSeq HIV-1 Genotyping System v2.0 utilizing easyMag for automated extraction and NanoDrop for amplicon quantitation.
A Novel, 2nd Generation Device for Ambient Storage and Transportation for Downstream Infectious Disease Testing: ViveST™
(Presented at the Next Generation Dx Summit, August 22, 2013) Summary: A summary of data evaluating the stability and reproducibility of infectious plasma specimens stored on ViveST and analyzed with RT-PCR and Sequencing Technologies.
Virological Efficacy in Cerebrospinal Fluid and Neurocognitive Status in Patients with Long-Term Monotherapy Based on Lopinavir/Ritonavir: An Exploratory Study
(Published in PLOS ONE, July 2013, Volume 8, Issue 7, e70201) Summary: A cross-sectional study to explore data on suppression of HIV replication in the CNS and on the subsequent risk of neurocognitive impairment using monotherapy with boosted protease inhibitors.
A Novel Ambient Storage and Transport Device for Utilization in Infectious Disease Testing: ViveST™
(Presented at 2013 IHHDRW in Toronto, CA) Summary: This study evaluated a novel ambient storage and transport device in combination with the Abbott ViroSeq HIV-1 Genotyping v2.0 assay for sequencing Protease and RT Regions.
Automation of the ViroSeq HIV-1 Genotyping Assay Using the Abbott m2000sp and NanoDrop 2000
(Presented at 2013 CVS in Daytona Beach FL) Summary: Describes the performance of the ViroSeq HIV-1 Assay when used with the Abbott m2000sp for automated nucleic acid extraction and Nanodrop 2000 spectrophotometer for amplicon quantitation.
Evaluation of ViveST for HCV Testing Using the COBAS TaqMan HCV Test v2.0
(Presented at 2013 CVS in Daytona Beach, FL) Summary: This study evaluated the performance of COBAS® TaqMan® HCV Test, v2.0 when using HCV infected samples stored and processed on ViveST™, a novel dried sample collection and transportation device.
Real-Time Stability of Plasma Using ViveST™, a Revolutionary Ambient Temperature Storage and Transportation Device
(Presented at 2013 CVS in Daytona Beach, FL) Summary: This study evaluated the stability of infectious plasma samples stored on ViveST™, a novel dried ambient transportation matrix and analyzed with the Abbott RealTime HIV-1 and HCV viral load assays.