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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: Correction to: 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

13.72 c

–

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 2016 d

 Oct 16

–

–

–

–

–

–

585 (47%)

  1. Fourth Generation HIV Antigen/Antibody test: ARCHITECT® Abbott; VIDAS® BioMerieux; GS = GeneScreen® Bio-Rad, INNO-LIA, Fujirebio®
  2. SCA Single copy assay, S/Co Signal/cutoff
  3. a Retrospective molecular test on stored sample from June 2014
  4. b Read as equivocal value at time of testing
  5. c Positive test
  6. d ARV commenced on clinical grounds-patient presented with furunculosis