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. 2009 Aug 11;4(8):e6569. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0006569

Table 3. Summarized results of RPM-TEI sensitivity testing.

PCR group LOD1 at 104 LOD at 106 LOD>106 Total
I 28 (15) 16 (5) 5 (0) 49 (20)
II 32 (12) 12 (2) 0 (0) 44 (14)
III 42 (18) 1 (0) 1 (0) 44 (18)
IV 27 (21) 18 (10) 5 (1) 50 (32)
Total 129 (66) 47 (17) 11 (1) 187 (84)
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LOD = limit of detection. The results refer to the number of targets with particular LOD. The results in parentheses refer to number of pathogens detected with particular LOD.