Table 1 | Summary of Assay characteristics..

Name	Extraction system	Amplification system	HIV-1 target region	Amplification and detection method	Assay software	Sample input volume (mL)	Linear dynamic range
Abbott RealTime HIV-1 assay	Automated m2000sp	m2000rt	Pol IN	Real-time PCR , fluorescent detection	Open mode 0.6mL RNA HIV-1 assay version 2	0.6	40-1×10⁷ copies/mL
Cobas AmpliPrep- Cobas TaqMan HIV-1 assay	Automated COBAS AmpliPrep	COBAS TaqMan	gag	Real-time PCR, fluorescent detection	AMPLILINK 3.1.2	0.85	48-1×10⁷ copies/mL

Reference: (Abbott, May 2007a; Abbott, June 2008; Abbott, May 2007b; Gueudin et al., 2007; Roche, May 2007; Scott et al., 2009)

Table 1: Summary of Assay characteristics.

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