TABLE 6.
Site | Specimen no. | Specimen type | AMPLICOR | COBAS AMPLICOR | EIA | RIBA | APS RT-PCR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VCU | 254 | Serum (frozen) | Negative | Positive | Positive | Positive | Positivea |
UM | 62 | Serum (frozen) | Positive | Negative | Positive | Positive | Negative |
UM | 209 | Serum (frozen) | Positive | Negative | Negative | NDb | Negative |
UW | 35 | Serum (frozen) | Positive | Negative | Negative | ND | Positivec |
UW | 1157 | Plasma (ACD) | Positive | Negative | Negative | ND | Negative |
Positive in 5′ UTR, core, and E1 APS RT-PCR.
ND, not determined.
Positive only in the E1 APS RT-PCR.