TABLE 4.

Nucleotide sequence and drug resistance mutation identities between paired DBS and plasma specimens

Group	n	% nucleotide sequence identity						% DR position identity
		Minimum	25% percentile	Median	75% percentile	Maximum	Mean	Minimum	25% percentile	Median	75% percentile	Maximum	Mean
1	99	95.8	98.95	99.52	99.81	100	99.31	91.23	98.25	100	100	100	99.36
2	98	97.33	98.95	99.43a	99.71	100	99.18	94.74	98.25	100	100	100	99.25
3	94	96.08	98.57	99.24a	99.62	100	99.06	89.47	98.25	100	100	100	99.24
4	90	96.85	98.64	99.14a	99.62	100	99.04	91.23	98.25	100	100	100	99.18
5	78	93.7	98.47	99.09a	99.52	100	98.96	94.74	98.25	100	100	100	99.3

^aWilcoxon matched-pairs signed-rank test P < 0.0001 versus group 1.