TABLE 5.
Infant age (mo) | Nested PCR on PBMCs (no. of samples) | Amplicor DNA test v1.5 on DBS (no. of samples)
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+ | − | Ind | ||
≤4b | + (4) | 4 | 0 | 0 |
− (62) | 0 | 61 | 1 | |
Ind (5) | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
>4 to ≤12c | + (2) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
− (31) | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
Ind (11) | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
>12 to ≤26d | + (4) | 4 | 0 | 0 |
− (23) | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
Ind (7) | 0 | 7 | 0 |
+, HIV-positive result; −, HIV-negative result; Ind, indeterminate result for HIV.
Sensitivity, 100%; specificity, 98%.
Sensitivity, 100%; specificity, 97%.
Sensitivity, 100%; specificity, 100%.