Table 2.

Characteristics of six children with two positive HIV RDTs, negative or indeterminate HIV enzyme immunoassay and western blot testing, and undetectable HIV RNA PCR

Age (Months)	Gender	Discharge diagnosis	WHO clinical stage	Reason for stage	CD4 absolute (cells/mm3)	CD4%	EIA	WB
24	Male	Pneumonia	4	SM	305	11.5	Positive	Negative
36	Male	Pneumonia	3	RP	866	31.4	Negative	Negative
36	Female	Sepsis	4	SBI	1,168	52.7	Negative	Negative
36	Male	Missing	1	AS	3,547	40.2	Negative	Indeterminate
56	Male	Typhoid	4	SBI	669	14.4	Negative	Negative
57	Male	Pneumonia	3	RP	1,234	42.6	Positive	Negative

RDT = rapid diagnostic test; WHO = World Health Organization; CD4 = CD4+ T-lymphocytes; EIA = enzyme immunoassay; WB = western blot; SM = severe malnutrition; RP = recurrent pneumonia; SBI = severe bacterial infection; AS = asymptomatic.