TABLE 3.

Comparison of bDNA and RT-PCR for quantitating six different subtypes of HIV-1 in plasma

Sample no.	Subtype	bDNA copies/ml	RT-PCR copies/ml	RT-PCR/bDNA assay value ratio
1	A	71,850	1,446	0.02
2	A	60,105	818	0.01
3	B	49,115	112,398	2.29
4	C	102,660	225,093	2.19
5	C	98,610	358,264	3.63
6	D	36,530	107,559	2.94
7	D	35,575	121,371	3.41
8	E	56,645	34,963	0.62
9	E	59,120	46,381	0.78
10	F	104,425	92,546	0.89
11	F	90,680	9,198	0.10