TABLE 4.
Detection of HBV, HCV, and HIV-1 amplicons derived from 19 pools of 10 plasma samples with TaqMan probes and with the triplex dipstick
| Sample pool no. | Result for detection of amplicons derived from the following viruses witha: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TaqMan probes |
Dipstick assay |
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| HBV | HCV | HIV-1 | HBV | HCV | HIV-1 | |
| 59 | − | + | − | − | + | − |
| 67 | + | − | − | + | − | − |
| 68 | + | − | − | + | − | − |
| 136 | + | − | − | + | − | − |
| 137 | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| 138 | + | − | − | + | − | − |
| 143 | +/− | − | − | − | − | − |
| 146 | +/− | − | − | − | − | − |
| 154 | + | − | − | + | − | − |
| 157 | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| 158 | + | + | − | + | + | − |
| 161 | + | + | − | + | + | − |
| 177 | + | − | − | + | − | − |
| 178 | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| 179 | + | − | − | + | − | − |
| 180 | + | − | − | + | − | − |
| 181 | + | − | − | + | − | − |
| 182 | + | − | − | + | − | − |
| 187 | + | − | − | + | − | − |
a
+, positive signal in both duplicates in two independent experiments; −, negative signal in both duplicates in two independent experiments; +/−, one replicate negative and one positive in at least one of two independent experiments.