TABLE 4.
Detection of low-level ZEBOV viremia using whole blood versus plasma, in serial samples from a single patienta
| Sample no. | FilmArray results |
NP2 qRT-PCR result for whole blood | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole blood | Plasma | ||
| 1 | Detected | Detected | Positive (CT = 36) |
| 2 | Detected | Not detected | Positive (CT = 36) |
| 3 | Detected | Detected | Positive (CT = 37) |
| 4 | Detected | Detected | Positive (CT = 37) |
| 5 | Detected | Not detected | Positive (CT = 37) |
| 6 | Detected | Not detected | Positive (CT = 40) |
a
Testing was performed using both the FilmArray BioThreat panel and the CDC NP2 qRT-PCR assay.