TABLE 2.
Combinations of serum samples used for mixing assays
| Sample no. (subtype) | Type of mix for batcha
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| A
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B
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C
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| 1 (1a) | 2 (1b) | 3 (2c) | 4 (2c) | 5 (3a) | 6 (1b) | 7 (1b) | 8 (2c) | 9 (2c) | 10 (3a) | 11 (1b) | 12 (2c) | 13 (3a) | 14 (4a) | |
| 1 (1a) | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||
| 2 (1b) | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||
| 3 (2c) | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||
| 4 (2c) | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||
| 5 (3a) | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||
| 6 (1b) | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||
| 7 (1b) | X | X | X | X | v | v | ||||||||
| 8 (2c) | X | X | X | X | v | v | ||||||||
| 9 (2c) | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||
| 10 (3a) | X | X | X | X | v | v | ||||||||
| 11 (1b) | v | v | X | X | X | |||||||||
| 12 (2c) | v | v | X | X | X | |||||||||
| 13 (3a) | v | v | X | X | ||||||||||
| 14 (4a) | X | X | ||||||||||||
a
Three independent batches of serum samples were designated A, B, and C. Sample numbers in each batch are shown, with corresponding subtypes listed in parentheses. Each letter in the table indicates a combination of the samples listed above and to the left. X indicates a combination of two samples from the same batch; v indicates a combination of two samples from different batches.