TABLE 2.
HCV RNA concentrations of genotype 1- to 5-infected patients by four different assays after 1:20 dilution
| Genotype | n | CAM
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CAP/CTM
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HPS/CTM
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bDNA
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean titer (IU/ml log10)a | Mean 1:20 (IU/ml log10) | Mean SD | Difference (IU/ml log10) | Mean titer (IU/ml log10) | Mean 1:20 (IU/ml log10) | Mean SD | Difference (IU/ml log10) | Mean titer (IU/ml log10) | Mean 1:20 (IU/ml log10) | Mean SD | Difference (IU/ml log10) | Mean titer (IU/ml log10) | Mean 1:20 (IU/ml log10) | Mean SD | Difference (IU/ml log10) | ||
| 1a/b | 5 | 4.22 | 4.07 | 0.10 | −0.15 | 4.22 | 4.07 | 0.05 | −0.15 | 4.15 | 3.91 | 0.12 | −0.14 | 3.78 | 3.84 | 0.03 | 0.06 |
| 2a/c | 3 | 4.54 | 4.33 | 0.08 | −0.21 | 4.03 | 3.92 | 0.07 | −0.11 | 3.37 | 3.14 | 0.08 | −0.23 | 3.99 | 3.98 | 0.04 | −0.01 |
| 2b | 4 | 5.34 | 5.06 | 0.05 | −0.28 | 5.27 | 4.82 | 0.09 | −0.45 | 5.00 | 4.70 | 0.17 | −0.30 | 4.72 | 4.70 | 0.02 | −0.02 |
| 3a | 3 | 5.33 | 4.96 | 0.06 | −0.37 | 5.23 | 4.76 | 0.07 | −0.37 | 3.69 | 4.07 | 0.31 | 0.38 | 4.55 | 4.58 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| 4 | 3 | 4.14 | 3.92 | 0.10 | −0.22 | 3.58 | 3.42 | 0.09 | −0.16 | 2.06 | 2.66 | 0.27 | 0.60 | 4.03 | 3.95 | 0.03 | −0.08 |
| 5 | 3 | 4.61 | 5.01 | 0.04 | 0.40 | 4.44 | 4.47 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 3.20 | 3.82 | 0.08 | 0.62 | 4.50 | 4.56 | 0.02 | 0.06 |
a
The mean calculated titer is derived from a single measurement of the respective undiluted specimens divided by 20.