TABLE 1.
Numbers and percentages of patient samples in which HIV-1 RNA was detected with AMPLICOR HIV-1 Monitor Test version 1.5, Nuclisens HIV-1 QT, and Quantiplex HIV RNA 3.0 (bDNA) tests
| Genetic subtype (gag/env)a | No. of samples tested | No. (%) of samples in which HIV-1 RNA was detected by:
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMPLICOR HIV-1 Monitor Test version 1.5 | Quantiplex 3.0 HIV RNA (bDNA) | Nuclisens HIV-1 QT | ||
| A1/A1 | 4 | 4 (100) | 4 (100) | 4 (100) |
| B/B | 6 | 6 (100) | 6 (100) | 4 (67) |
| −/B | 9 | 9 (100) | 9 (100) | 5 (56) |
| B/− | 5 | 5 (100) | 5 (100) | 5 (100) |
| F1/F1 | 4 | 4 (100) | 4 (100) | 4 (100) |
| G/G | 17 | 17 (100) | 17 (100) | 3 (18) |
| B/G | 3 | 3 (100) | 3 (100) | 0 (0) |
| G/B | 6 | 6 (100) | 6 (100) | 1 (17) |
| U | 10 | 10 (100) | 10 (100) | 7 (70) |
| Total | 64 | 64 (100) | 64 (100) | 33 (52) |
a
−/B, genotyped only in the env gene; B/−, genotyped only in the gag gene; U, unknown genotype.