Table 2. Evaluation of Ebola sGP detection kit analytical sensitivity in infected monkey cohort.
| Biological replicate 1 | Biological replicate 2 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infection dose | Day post-infection | Test line (Delta OD) | Concentration (RNA Copy/mL) | Titer (FFU/mL) | Test line (Delta OD) | Concentration (RNA Copy/mL) | Titer (FFU/mL) |
| 101 | 0 | 18 | ND | ND | 20 | ND | ND |
| 2 | 17 | ND | ND | 0 | ND | ND | |
| 5 | 229 | 2.21 x 104* | 5.20x 102 | 45 | 5.85 x 105 | 1.00 x 102 | |
| 7 | 283 | 1.14 x 109 | 1.05x 106 | 304 | 5.35 x 106 | 3.27 x 104 | |
| 9 | 246 | 1.87 x 108 | 5.35x 104 | 271 | 4.60 x 105 | 1.50x 102 | |
| 102 | 0 | 6 | ND | ND | 10 | ND | ND |
| 2 | 8 | 3.49 x 104* | ND | 4 | ND | ND | |
| 5 | 301 | 8.00 x 107 | 8.20x 104 | 286 | 8.58 x 108 | 1.00 x 105 | |
| 7 | 252 | 3.66 x 109 | 1.40x 106 | 262 | 2.15 x 1010 | 2.02 x 106 | |
| 9 | 248 | 5.71 x 108 | 2.30x 104 | 177 | 7.17 x 109 | 1.00x 106 | |
| 103 | 0 | NT | NT | NT | 2 | ND | ND |
| 2 | 3 | 1.26 x 104* | ND | 9 | ND | ND | |
| 5 | 311 | 2.59 x 108 | 1.16 x 105 | 93 | 4.43 x 106 | 1.00 x 101 | |
| 7 | 222 | 1.02 x 109 | 5.92 x 105 | 280 | 1.47 x 106 | 1.25 x 105 | |
| 9 | 273 | 2.36 x 108 | 5.97x 104 | 243 | 1.75 x 105 | 1.50x 103 | |
Note: Infection dose (FFU/biological replicates); Test line (Ebola sGP Detection Kit test line delta OD positive values in bold characters); Concentration (mean of duplicates genome copies/ml), values noted *: samples with only one replicate positive out of two; Viral titer (FFU/ml); ND: not detected, NT: not tested.