Table 1.

Acceptance criteria for standards, controls, and test samples

Standards & Controls	Acceptable Range (GC/5 μl)Low to High		Acceptable %CV
PEC	1.58 × 103	1.58 × 104	≤ 40%
50 HA Standard	1.58 × 101	1.58 × 102	≤ 40%
500 HA Standard	1.58 × 102	1.58 × 103	≤ 30%
5000 HA Standard	1.58 × 103	1.58 × 104	≤ 30%
50,000 HA Standard	1.58 × 104	1.58 × 105	≤ 30%
500,000 HA Standard	1.58 × 105	1.58 × 106	≤ 30%
5,000,000 HA Standard	1.58 × 106	1.58 × 107	≤ 30%
PTS	NA	NA	≤ 30%
Efficiency	1.8	2.2	< 10%

PEC positive extraction control

PTS positive test sample