TABLE 1.

Results of primary tests and follow-up of patients with discordant results in the rapid Determine HIV 1/2 test and the AXSYM MEIA^a

Patient	Result of primary tests				Indication to test	Follow-up resultc
	RT	MEIA (s/co)	Blotb	Viral load (no. of copies/ml)		Interval	RT	MEIA (s/co)	Blotb	Viral load (no. of copies/ml)
A	−	12.7	+/−	890,000	P. carinii pneumonia
B	+	−	−		Infertility examination	6 wk	+	−
C	+	−	−		Victim of needle-stick accident	4 wk	+	−	−
D	−	3.07	−		Infertility examination	4 wk	−	3.20	−
E	+	−	−		Malnutrition	10 days	+	−	−
F	−	1.14	+/−		Source of needle-stick accident	10 days	−	3.0	−	<50
G	−	1.87	−	<50	Amebic liver abscess	6 mo		−
H	−	1.8	−	<50	Acute cytomegalovirus infection
I	+	−	−		Semen donor
J	−	1.02	−		Patient's request
K	−	1.23	−		Preoperative

^a−, negative; +, positive; +/−, indeterminate.

^bLine immunoblot assay.

^cFor follow-up for patient A, see Table 2. Note that patients J and K were followed up clinically for 4 months and 4 years, respectively.