Genomic Detection of HIV by TMA in High Prevalence Areas of Sub-Saharan Africa
Pool Pools Donors Pos. TMA p24 Ab
size tested tested pools pos. pos. pos.
S. Africa 24 126 3024 4 4 4 b 0
Ghana 11-25 140 2578 10 c 8 a 0 6 b
a Two TMA-positive / seronegative samples were confirmed by RT-PCR.
b Included as positive controls.
C Two contained HCV-pos samples, one with TMA-neg samples, one with QNSs.
Allain JP, et al., abstract accepted by AABB 2000 for oral presentation