TABLE 3.
Window reduction by the LCx HIV-1/2 qualitative RNA assay
Panel no. | No. of days between earliest detection times by the following assaysa:
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RNA→Ag | Ag→Ab | RNA→Ab | |
PRB936 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
PRB937 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
PRB943 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
PRB944 | 2 | 12 | 14 |
PRB945 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
PRB952 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
BP6243 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
BP6244 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
BP6245 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
Mean | 6 | 5.4 | 11.4 |
Range | 2–10 | 0–12 | 7–14 |
RNA, LCx HIV-1/2 qualitative RNA assay; Ag, monoclonal antigen detection test; Ab, HIV-1/2 antibody detection test.