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. 2014 Nov 15;204(4):515–525. doi: 10.1007/s00430-014-0364-z

Table 2.

Overview of absolute and logarithmic PEI/WHO quantification results of all six compared assays with nominal concentrations of 25–1,000 IU/mL

Nominal standard Median concentrations
artus CTM v1 CTM v2 HPS RealTime Versant
IU/mL [log IU/mL] IU/mL Range log IU/mL IU/mL Range log IU/mL IU/mL Range log IU/mL IU/mL Range log IU/mL IU/mL Range log IU/mL IU/mL Range log IU/mL
1,000 [3.0] PEI 699 497–884 2.84 1070 890–1110 3.03 468 450–603 2.67 399 236–455 2.60 675 648–718 2.83 575 533–747 2.76
1,000 [3.0] WHO 543 319–627 2.73 568 373–757 2.75 200 166–564 2.30 209 156–299 2.32 481 405–508 2.68 322 321–473 2.51
500 [2.7] PEI 898 797–963 2.95 511 391–557 2.71 263 187–429 2.42 159 150–184 2.20 340 319–364 2.53 359 305–434 2.56
500 [2.7] WHO 303 300–482 2.48 217 161–238 2.34 127 113–473 2.10 120 101–147 2.08 220 214–243 2.34 223 204–249 2.35
200 [2.3] PEI 239 238–345 2.38 193 122–198 2.29 62 51–94 1.79 det. det.–69 det. 132 127–174 2.12 144 81–148 2.16
200 [2.3] WHO 227 det.–245 2.36 46 44–61 1.66 21 14–46 1.32 29 det.–48 1.46 96 93–106 1.98 125 105–134 2.10
100 [2.0] PEI 91 86–100 1.96 94 78–98 1.97 29 25–41 1.61 det. det.–34 det. 87 67–93 1.94 106 97–108 2.03
100 [2.0] WHO 92 det.–103 1.96 det. det. det. 17 14–19 1.23 det. det. det. 51 32–62 1.71 62 57–79 1.79
25 [1.4] PEI 91 det.–98 1.96 det. det. det. det. det.–21 det. det. det. det. 32 31–41 1.51 50 46–100 1.70
25 [1.4] WHO 150 0–185 2.18 det. det. det. det. 0–18 det. det. det. det. 28 15–33 1.45 49 23–50 1.69

det. = detected but below LLOQ; 0 = target not detected