TABLE 3.
Assay comparison among discordant LiPA and TRUGENE 5′NC (GL 3.1.2) specimens
| Discordance (n) | Genetype determined bya:
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| LiPA | TRUGENE 5′NC
|
TRUGENE NS5B (GL 5.1) | ||
| GL 3.1.1 | GL 3.1.2 | |||
| Type (1) | 10a | 3 NSb | 3 NSb | 10a |
| Subtype (13) | 4e | 4a | 4a | 4e |
| 4h | 4a | 4a | 4a | |
| 4h | 4 NS | 4a | 4a | |
| 4e | 4 NS | 4a | 4a | |
| 4c/4d | 4 NS | 4a | 4a | |
| 4c/4d | 4 NS | 4a | 4a | |
| 4c/4d | 4 NS | 4a | 4a | |
| 4c/4d | 4 NS | 4a | 4a | |
| 4c/4d | 4 NS | 4a | 4a | |
| 4c/4d | 4 NS | 4a | 4a | |
| 4c/4d | 4 NS | 4a | 4a | |
| 4c/4d | 4 NS | 4a | FS | |
| 1b | 1 NS | 1a | FS | |
| Undetermined (9) | NT | 4 NS | 4a | 4a |
| NT | 2b | 2b | 2b | |
| NT | NT | NT | 4e | |
| NT | 4a | NT | 1a | |
| 5a | 1b | NT | 1a | |
| 4f | NT | NT | FS | |
| NT | FSc | ND | ND | |
| 2b | FSc | ND | ND | |
| 1b | FSc | ND | ND | |
a
FS, failed sequence; ND, not done; NS, no subtype assigned; NT, not typeable.
b
HCV genotype 10a is reported as a subtype of genotype 3 in concordance with NS5B phylogenetic analysis.
c
HCV RNA titer < 615 IU/ml.