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Table 1 Results of HIV molecular testing, Antigen/Antibody screening assay, and CD4 count from time first presentation (June 2014) to initiation of ARV therapy

From: Rapid development of HIV elite control in a patient with acute infection

Time

Viral Load (RNA copies/ml)

Forth Generation Antigen/Antibody HIV Test (s/co –relative quantity of HIV Ab)

Confirmatory Test

CD4+ T Cells/uL (%)

Viral Load

SCA

ARCHITECT (S/Co)

VIDAS (S/Co)

GS

INNO-LIA

 

Jun 2014

71550a

1 b

NEG

NEG

Oct 2014

<  200

11.1c

13.72c

gp41 (3+), p31 (1+), p24 (3+), p17 (1+)c

Nov 2014

<  40

616 (45%)

Dec 2014

Oct 2015

<  40

459 (46%)

Apr 2016

<  40

558 (40%)

Sep 2016

0.84d

Antiretroviral therapy commenced September 2016d

Oct 16

585 (47%)

  1. SCA single copy assay, S/Co signal/cutoff
  2. Fourth Generation HIV Antigen/Antibody test: ARCHITECT® Abbott; VIDAS® BioMerieux; GS = GeneScreen® Bio-Rad
  3. INNO-LIA, Fujirebio®
  4. aRetrospective molecular test on stored sample from June 2014
  5. bRead as equivocal value at time of testing
  6. cPositive test
  7. dARV commenced on clinical grounds-patient presented with furunculosis