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  • Title: Multicenter assessment of HIV-1 RNA quantitation in semen in the CREAThE network.
    Author: Pasquier C, Andreutti C, Bertrand E, Bostan A, Bourlet T, Molina I, Grossman Z, Halfon P, Leruez-Ville M, Lüneborg-Nielsen M, Mar C, Marcelin AG, Roussel-Ronserail C, Schmitt MP, Tabrizi S, Vourliotis M, Bujan L.
    Journal: J Med Virol; 2012 Feb; 84(2):183-7. PubMed ID: 22170535.
    Abstract:
    Detection of HIV-1 RNA in semen is used commonly to determine the safety of semen processing procedures before assisted reproductive technology (ART). Using two panels of prepared semen samples containing HIV-1 the performances of protocols from 14 centers have been compared. No false-positive results were detected but false-negative results were frequent when the concentration was below 500 HIV-1 RNA copies/ml of seminal plasma. Frequency of HIV-1 RNA detection was higher on seminal cells than on seminal plasma. Assays (or protocols) for quantifying HIV-1 RNA in semen performed less well than standardized blood plasma assays. The HIV load in seminal plasma could be a useful marker of the risk of sexual transmission of the virus. Its use as a marker of global HAART efficiency in the HIV reservoir needs further study. Standardized assays are required for detection and measurement of HIV-1 RNA in semen samples.
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