TABLE 2.
Comparison of results and type of assay
| Method | No. of data sets | No. of samples with correct results/no. of samples tested (%)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative samples | Strongly positive samples | Weakly positive samples | All samples | ||
| COBAS Amplicor | 44 | 131/132 (99.2) | 87/88 (98.9) | 207/218 (95.0) | 425/438 (97.0) |
| Abbott LCx | 31 | 92/93 (98.9) | 59/62 (95.2) | 142/154 (92.2) | 293/309 (94.8) |
| Amplicor manual | 9 | 27/27 (100.0) | 18/18 (100.0) | 41/45 (91.1) | 86/90 (95.6) |
| PCR (in house) | 9 | 25/25 (100.0) | 17/18 (94.4) | 36/45 (80.0) | 78/88 (88.6) |
| BD Probe Tec ET | 5 | 15/15 (100.0) | 10/10 (100.0) | 23/24 (95.8) | 48/49 (98.0) |
| GenProbe TMA | 4 | 12/12 (100.0) | 8/8 (100.0) | 17/20 (85.0) | 37/40 (92.5) |
| Total | 102 | 302/304 (99.3) | 199/204 (97.5) | 466/506 (92.1) | 967/1014 (95.4) |