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TABLE A-3
INTERPRETATION OF THE WESTERN BLOT ASSAY FOR HIV-1
|
HIV GENE PRODUCT | INTERPRETATION |
|
env |
gag |
pol |
|
| gp41 |
p17 |
p31 |
|
| gp120 |
p24 |
p51 |
|
| gp160 |
p55 |
p66 |
|
| None |
None |
None |
NEGATIVE |
|
|
None
Any
Any
|
Any
None
None
|
Any
None
Any
|
INDETERMINATE*
|
|
|
Any
Any
gp41 + gp120/160
|
p24
p24
None
|
p31 (**)
None (***)
None (***)
|
POSITIVE
|
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* The presence of any non-viral bands in the absence of any viral bands is considered indeterminate.
** Conforms to American Red Cross/FDA criteria.
*** Conforms to Association of State and Territorial Public Health Laboratory Directors (ASTPHLD)/CDC
criteria.
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