TABLE 2.

Simultaneous detection of HBV DNA, HCV RNA, and HIV-1 RNA by the triplex dipstick test or with fluorogenic TaqMan probes

Viral load (IU/ml) for:			Result for detection of amplicons derived from the following viruses witha:
HBV	HCV	HIV-1	TaqMan probes			Dipstick assay
			HBV	HCV	HIV-1	HBV	HCV	HIV-1
1.5 × 107	1 × 105	3 × 104	+	+	+	+	+	+
1.5 × 106	1 × 104	3 × 103	+	+	+	+	+	+
1.5 × 105	1 × 103	3 × 102	+	+	−	+	+	−
1.5 × 104	1 × 102	3 × 101	+	−	−	+	−	−

^a+, positive signal in both duplicates in two independent experiments; −, negative signal in both duplicates in two independent experiments.