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. 2019 Sep 24;57(10):e00757-19. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00757-19

TABLE 2.

Positivity of HIV-1 Western blot and Geenius assays at 12 and 24 weeks after initiation of ART at FI, FII, or FIII/IVa

Result % of samples with the indicated result
Wk 12
Wk 24
FI
FII
FIII/IV
FI
FII
FIII/IV
WB GN WB GN WB GN WB GN WB GN WB GN
POS 25.0 25.0 65.8 44.7 72.7 59.1 30.4 26.1 73.7 50.0 59.1 45.5
IND 37.5 20.8 31.6 52.6 27.3 40.9 21.7 21.7 21.1 44.7 36.4 45.5
NEG 37.5 54.2 2.6 2.6 0.0 0.0 47.8 52.2 5.3 5.3 4.5 9.1
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
a

A high percentage of samples tested at 12 and 24 weeks of ART remained negative or indeterminate when therapy was initiated early. WB, Western blot assay; GN, Geenius assay. POS, positive; IND, indeterminate; NEG, negative.