TABLE 1.

Evaluation of the LCx HIV-1/2 qualitative RNA assay with seroconversion panels

Panel no.	First day of positivity			Viral load on first day of positivity measured by an HIV quantitative test
	HIV-1/2 qualitative RNA assay	Antigen detection test	Antibody detection test	HIV-1/2 qualitative RNA assay	Antigen detection test	Antibody detection test
PRB916	9	15	30	NTa	NT	NT
PRB923	35	37	47	NT	NT	NT
PRB926	2	7	27	NT	NT	NT
PRB929	14	18	>21	NT	NT	NT
PRB930	0	3	7	NT	NT	NT
PRB931	15	28	28	3 × 104	2 × 106	2 × 106
PRB932	27	27	27	4 × 105	4 × 105	4 × 105
PRB934	0	0	7	4 × 105	4 × 105	4 × 105
PRB935	24	28	43	4 × 103	7 × 105	5 × 105
PRB936	5	12	19	4 × 102	>8 × 105	>8 × 105
PRB937	7	14	21	4 × 102	1 × 105	>8 × 105
PRB939	0	7	89	2 × 104	8 × 105	2 × 104
PRB941	4	>18	18	3 × 103	NAb	7 × 104
PRB942	9	14	>14	5 × 103	>8 × 105	NA
PRB943	5	12	14	5 × 103	>8 × 105	>8 × 105
PRB944	0	2	14	7 × 103	8 × 104	6 × 105
PRB945	0	3	13	7 × 102	>8 × 105	>8 × 105
PRB946	4	7	>11	3 × 104	7 × 105	NA
PRB947	0	9	9	1 × 104	5 × 105	5 × 105
PRB948	20	23	>23	3 × 104	6 × 105	NA
PRB951	8	8	19	2 × 105	1 × 105	2 × 105
PRB952	7	10	14	1 × 103	3 × 105	1 × 105
6243	18	27	32	1 × 103	4 × 105	3 × 105
6244	25	28	33	5 × 103	3 × 103	>8 × 105
6245	60	66	73	2 × 103	3 × 105	>8 × 105

^aNT, not tested. 

^bNA, not available.