TABLE 1.

Comparison of HCV genotyping results obtained with the LiPA and the TRUGENE 5′NC kit for 172 clinical specimens^a

LiPA type	No. of specimens with TRUGENE 5′NC type:
	1	1a	1b	1c	2	2a	2b	3	3a	3c	4	4a	4e	4g	4f	5a	6a	NTb	Total
1a	3	50		1															54
1b	8	3	32															1	44
1a/b	2	10		1															13
1a, 1b	1	3																	4
2					1		1												2
2a/c			1		6														7
2b							9												9
3a								4	14	1									19
4													1						1
4c/d											4				1				5
4h														1					1
5a																7			7
6a																	5		5
NT												1							1
Total	14	66	33	2	7	0	10	4	14	1	4	1	1	1	1	7	5	1	172

^aSpecimens with agreement at the subtype level are underlined, and the specimen with disagreement at the genotype level is in boldface.

^bNT, not typeable.