TABLE 2.
Viral load variation according to shipment
| Shipment no. | n | Median log10 VL (IQRa) | Shipment duration | Min temp (°C) | Max temp (°C) | Mean temp (°C) | % genotyped |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 15 | 4.25 (3.82–4.69) | 4 days 7 h | 15.3 | 32.5 | 25.7 | 91.1 |
| 4 | 28 | 4.60 (4.35–4.85) | No datab | 94.0 | |||
| 6 | 14 | 4.68 (4.36–4.99) | 6 days 0 h | 1.0 | 26.9 | 20.3 | 92.9 |
| 7 | 14 | 4.75 (4.29–5.21) | 4 days 6 h | 12.7 | 30.7 | 20.7 | 92.9 |
| 10 | 11 | 5.10 (4.66–5.54) | 4 days 5 h | 7.8 | 29.6 | 19.7 | 100c |
a
IQR, interquartile range.
b
The data logger was omitted for this shipment.
c
P < 0.05 versus shipment 2 or 4 (one-way ANOVA with LSD multiple comparisons). For this analysis, only the 5 shipments with at least 10 specimens were included.