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Viral culture/sensitivity Jul 3, 2003 Dr. Holodniy, Thanks for your answers to my questions in the past. How sensitive is a viral culture for HIV? I mean, what is the percentage of false negatives and is viral culturing attuned to detecting all subtypes and groups of HIV? Thank you. |
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 The false negative rate is high, perhaps 10-20% (unacceptable for a diagnostic test), but has not been rigorously studied across subtypes. | ||||||||
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