TABLE 2.
Accuracy of HCV RNA quantitation results for different HCV genotypesa
| HCV subtype of the genotype reference panel | Mean log viral load | SD of log viral load | Mean log difference to the mean CAP/CTM resultb |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1a | 4.98 | 0.10 | −0.01 |
| 1b | 4.74 | 0.03 | 0.12 |
| 2a | 5.69 | 0.04 | 0.08 |
| 2b | 4.94 | 0.13 | 0.08 |
| 2c | 5.50 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| 2i | 4.67 | 0.20 | 0.18 |
| 3a | 5.55 | 0.15 | 0.21 |
| 4 | 5.20 | 0.15 | 0.19 |
| 5a | 4.71 | 0.16 | 0.05 |
| 6 | 4.65 | 0.05 | 0.07 |
a
HCV RNA was determined by the HCV RNA capture assay on 10-μl plasma samples and expressed in log10 IU/ml (n = 3 for each HCV subtype).
b
The difference to the mean COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS TaqMan (CAP/CTM) result was calculated by subtraction of log-transformed results.