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Follow-up outcomes for HIV-indeterminate western blot samples with different numbers of Western blot bands.
| Western blot band pattern | No. subjects | No. subjects receiving follow-up | Follow-up outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of negative HIV antibodies (%) | No. of positive HIV antibodies (%) | No. of indeterminate HIV antibodies | |||
| Single band | 139 | 106 | 83 (78.30%) | 18 (16.98%) | 5 |
| Double bands | 52 | 41 | 9 (21.95%) | 29 (70.73%) | 3 |
| Three bands or more | 19 | 10 | 1 (10%) | 7 (70%) | 2 |
| Total | 210 | 157 | 93 | 54 | 10 |
