Table 1.
Virus detection concordance in nucleic acids extracted by different extraction kits
| Specimen/virus | No. tested | RNAzol or IsoQuick+ | RNAzol or IsoQuick+ | RNAzol or IsoQuick− | RNAzol or IsoQuick− | Percentage matched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MinElute+ | MinElute− | MinElute+ | MinElute− | |||
| CSF/enterovirus | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 100 |
| CSF/HSV | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 100 |
| CSF/EBV | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 |
| CSF/VZV | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| NPS/influenza A | 101 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 99.0 |
| Total | 150 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 99.3 |