TABLE 2.
Discordance for HIV-1 RNA levels at <50 copies/ml
| Assay (at <50 copies/ml) | % discordant results of ≥50 copies/ml (no. of discordant samples/total no. of samples)a |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amplicor | RealTime | TaqMan v1 | TaqMan v2 | |
| Amplicor | NA | 73 (598/819) | 6 (10/172) | |
| RealTime | NA | 27 (63/230) | 13 (73/569) | |
| TaqMan v1 | 11 (27/248) | 23 (49/216) | 24 (50/206) | |
| TaqMan v2 | 5 (8/170) | 7 (40/356) | 25 (51/207) | |
a
Shown are the percentages of results that were discordant between the assays at a threshold of 50 copies/ml. NA, not available.