TABLE 3.
PCR detection of virus in PBMCs of rabbits
| Inoculum and rabbit | PCR result at wka:
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | |
| ACH.1 | |||||
| R1 | − | + | + | + | + |
| R6 | − | + | + | + | + |
| ACH.30.1 | |||||
| R3 | − | − | + | − | − |
| R4 | − | + | − | + | + |
| R5 | − | + | − | + | + |
| R8 | − | − | − | − | − |
| R9 | − | − | − | − | − |
| R10 | − | + | + | + | + |
| PBMCs (R11) | − | − | − | − | − |
Amplification of HTLV-1 ORF II-specific proviral sequence (+), with sensitivity estimated to be 1 viral copy per 5,000 cells (5).