TABLE 1.

HIV-1 RNA viral load by PCR and reverse transcriptase (RT) activity for Cameroon and New York City

Cohort and sample no.	HIV RNA PCR (copies/ml)	RT activity (fg/ml)
Cameroon
1	50	3
2	181	6
3	1,110	15
4	1,976	43
5	4,142	32
6	4,741	20
7	5,053	1
8	6,554	62
9	7,467	20
10	8,044	16
11	21,831	12
12	27,575	88
13	29,097	52
14	39,180	46
15	59,609	100
16	68,117	31
17	94,530	16
18	100,000	536
19	100,000	44
20	100,000	152
21	100,000	100
Total	21	21
New York
1	60	<1
2	80	<1
3	102	<1
4	109	1
5	109	<1
6	243	<1
7	273	8
8	326	<1
9	327	<1
10	336	<1
11	435	4
12	547	<1
13	1,556	<1
14	1,645	11
15	2,067	10
16	2,955	<1
17	10,148	49
18	11,365	92
19	13,544	29
20	14,820	43
21	17,141	100
22	24,232	122
23	41,638	311
24	46,567	292
25	75,758	514
26	100,000	818
27	100,000	2,400
28	100,000	1,165
29	100,000	1,577
Total	29	29