Table 1.
Qualitative analysis of the results obtained with plasma samplesa
| Assay | Result | No. of samples in agreement with INT-O viral load assay result of: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetectable | Detected | Quantifiable | ||
| LTR-O viral load | Undetectable | 88 | 4 | 10 |
| Detected | 5 | 5 | ||
| Quantifiable | 86 | |||
| HIV RealTime | Undetectable | 76 | 2 | |
| Detected | 7 | 1 | 6 | |
| Quantifiable | 1 | 56 | ||
a
Quantifiable indicates a positive result (>40 copies/ml for the INT-O and HIV RealTime methods and >200 copies/ml for the LTR-O assay), and detected indicates results of between 0 and 40 copies/ml (Abbott and INT-O methods) and between 0 and 200 copies/ml (LTR-O method); these values indicate RNA detection but are not linear.