TABLE 1.

GM-EIA OD characteristics for testing of serum samples and threshold controls by manual and DS2 platform processing

Parameter	Value
	Overalla (n = 121)			Negative samples (n = 101)			Spiked positive samples (n = 20)			Threshold controls (n = 10)
	Manual	DS2 platform 1	DS2 platform 2	Manual	DS2 platform 1	DS2 platform 2	Manual	DS2 platform 1	DS2 platform 2	Manual	DS2 platform 1	DS2 platform 2
Range	0.023–1.44	0.055–1.876	0.04–2.693	0.023–0.149	0.055–0.299	0.04–0.329	0.227–1.440	0.486–1.876	0.313–2.693	0.378–0.687	0.742–1.106	0.603–1.135
25th percentile	0.04	0.076	0.079	0.037	0.073	0.075	0.442	0.807	0.688	0.42	0.88	0.68
Median OD	0.048	0.106	0.109	0.045	0.093	0.102	0.627	1.058	1.141	0.48	0.76	0.79
75th percentile	0.078	0.151	0.159	0.057	0.127	0.127	0.912	1.341	1.580	0.53	1.0	1.1

^aDoes not include threshold controls.