Table 3.
Mean differences (SD) between EBV DNA loads measured by the different methods
| Comparison of methodsa | Mean (SD) difference between EBV DNA loads (log10 copies/ml)b |
|---|---|
| MP-Lab PCR vs Q-Lab PCR | 0.11 (0.31) |
| Q-Lab PCR vs Q-Artus PCR | −0.06 (0.42)* |
| Q-Lab PCR vs Q-Argene PCR | −0.4 (0.41)* |
| Q-Artus PCR vs Q-Argene PCR | −0.34 (0.49)* |
a
MP, MagNA Pure extraction; Q, QIAcube extraction; Lab, laboratory-developed real-time PCR (on a LightCycler amplification platform); Artus PCR, Qiagen artus EBV RG PCR kit (on a Rotor-Gene amplification platform); Argene PCR, Argene EBV R-gene kit (on a Rotor-Gene amplification platform).
b
Asterisks indicate SD statistically different from those for MP-Lab PCR versus Q-Lab PCR (P <0.001 by the Fisher-Snedecor test).