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Sensitivity and specificity of the Amplicor DNA test on DBSa
| PBMC nested PCR resulta (no. of samples) | Amplicor DNA test v1.5 on DBS (no. of samples)
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First testb
|
Repeatc
|
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| + | − | Ind | + | − | Ind | |
| + (10) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| − (117) | 9 | 106 | 2 | 0 | 115 | 2 |
| Ind (23) | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
+, HIV-positive result; −, HIV-negative result; Ind, inderminate result for HIV.
Sensitivity, 100%; specificity, 90%.
Sensitivity, 100%; specificity, 98%.
