TABLE 1.
Clinical parameters of the CAP/CTM HIV-1 Qual test and the Amplicor HIV-1 DNA test version 1.5 on clinical whole-blood specimens
| Clinical parameter | Amplicor test
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CAP/CTM test
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results | Ratio (%) | 95% Confidence interval (%) | Results | Ratio (%) | 95% Confidence interval (%) | |
| Specificity | 691/691a | 100 | 99.6-100 | 691/691a | 100 | 99.6-100 |
| Sensitivity | 304/304a | 100 | 99.0-100 | 303/304a | 99.7 | 98.5-100 |
| Robustness | 1,000/1,013b | 98.7 | 98.0-99.3 | 1,008/1,013b | 99.5 | 99.0-99.8 |
a
Number of correct results/number of valid results.
b
Number of valid results/total number of specimens tested.