Distribution of positive sera in anticardiolipin (ACL) assays
| Patient group | Normal | HIV | Syphilis | Primary APS | Secondary APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APS, antiphospholipid syndrome; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus. | |||||
| Non-quantitative total ACL only positive | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Non-quantitative and quantitative total ACL positive | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Non-quantitative total and separate IgG/IgM ACL positive | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| All ACL assays positive | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 |
| Quantitative total ACL only positive | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Quantitative total and separate IgG/IgM ACL positive | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Separate IgG/IgM ACL only positive | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Total samples in group | 52 | 16 | 12 | 22 | 22 |