TABLE 1.
Reasons for 300a genotype requests in BC from 2009 to 2013
| Request reason | n (%)b |
|---|---|
| Transmission | |
| Specified patient comparison | 41 (13.7) |
| Specified outbreak comparison | 111 (37.0) |
| General database comparison | 119 (39.7) |
| Relapse or reinfection | 12 (4.0) |
| Specimen mix-up/cross-contamination | 17 (5.7) |
a
Included are all patients who were subjects of genotyping requests (n = 296). Four patients were the subjects of multiple genotyping requests for different reasons; here, we count each request separately (n = 4).
b
Percentages have been rounded and may not add up to 100%.