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HIV-positive rapid test results obtained by western blot technique, NIMR, January 2007 − August 2008.
| HIV Status | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| HIV-1 | 2191 | 98.3 |
| HIV-2 | 8 | 0.4 |
| HIV-1 and HIV-2 | 7 | 0.3 |
| Indeterminate | 13† | 0.6 |
| Negative | 9 | 0.4 |
| Total | 2228 | 100 |
NIMR, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research.
†, Further investigation by viral load revealed nine were HIV-1 positive and four HIV-negative, resulting in a total of 13 (0.6%) HIV false positives.
