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. 1999 Feb;37(2):350–353. doi: 10.1128/jcm.37.2.350-353.1999

TABLE 3.

Distribution of HIV-1 subtypes and sensitivity and specificity of assay with respect to clade

Clade No. of mothers No. of babies with positive PBMCs No. of babies with positive filter papers Sensitivity by clade (%) No. of babies with negative PBMCs No. of babies with negative filter papers Specificity by clade (%)
A 73 43 42 98 30 30 100
D 20 15 15 100 5 5 100
C 6 4 3 75 2 2 100