| Â | AIDS (N = 190) | Non-AIDS (N = 382) |
|---|
*ELISA positive | 37 (19.4%) | 26 (6.8%) |
**RIBA positive | 2/37 (5.4%) | 5/26 (19.2%) |
***RT-PCR positive | 1/37 (2.7%) | 3/26 (11.5%) |
- * The ELISA positive individuals in the AIDS group include 24/142 (16.9%) HIV-1, 6/29 (20.1%) HIV- 2 and 7/19) (36.8%) HIV-Duals compared to 8/157 (5.0%) HIV-1, 18/215 (8.3%) HIV- 2 and none HIV-Duals in the non-AIDS group.
- ** HCV antibody test was confirmed in 1 AIDS and 3 non-AIDS patients in the HIV-2 group and in 1 AIDS and 2 non-AIDS in the HIV-1 group
- ***50% (1/1) and 60% (3/5) RIBA positive samples had detectable HCV-RNA.
- 5 samples (4 AIDS and 1 non-AIDS) had indeterminate result by ELISA but were negative for RT-PCR
