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. 2004 Aug;42(8):3847–3849. doi: 10.1128/JCM.42.8.3847-3849.2004

TABLE 1.

Evaluation of the persistence of HIV-1 DNA in whole blood collected on FTA filter paper by comparison of qualitative nested PCR results of HIV-1 pol in specimens collected in 1998 and assayed in 1998 and again in 2002 and 2003

PCR result in 1998 No. of PCR results in 2002 and 2003
Positive Negative
Positive 58a 2
Negative 0 0
a

P = 0.16 by McNemar's test.