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Table 4 High specificity of a new EIA for the detection of simian foamy virus (SFV) antibodies in humans

From: Wide distribution and ancient evolutionary history of simian foamy viruses in New World primates

Population

n

WB

EIA

Pos (%)

Neg (%)

TP

FN

TN (%)

FP (%)

HIV-1-infected

56

–b

56 (100)

–

–

55 (98.2)

1 (1.8)

HIV-1/2-infected

59

–

59 (100)

–

–

57 (96.6)

2 (3.4)

HTLV-1/2-infected

65

–

65 (100)

–

–

62 (95.4)

3 (4.6)

US blood donorsa

237

–

237 (100)

–

–

230 (97.1)

7 (2.9)

Total

417

0

417 (100)

–

–

404 (96.9)

13 (3.1)

  1. WB western blot testing, TP true positive, FN false negative, TN true negative, FP false positive
  2. aBlood donors previously tested negative for antibodies to SFV from Old World monkey and apes
  3. bDashes indicate an absence of specimen(s) with results in this category
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