Table 2.
Comparison of Amino Acid and DRMs Detected by Sanger and NGS
| Mutations | PR/RT | IN | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA mutations | Shared mean | 9.45 | 10.70 |
| Unique Sanger mean | 0.36 | 0.46 | |
| Unique NGS mean | 1.72 | 1.96 | |
| P value | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
| DRMs | Shared mean | 0.37 | 0.30 |
| Unique Sanger mean | 0.03 | 0.00 | |
| Unique NGS mean | 0.08 | 0.08 | |
| P value | 0.007 | 0.04 | |
AA, amino acid; DRM, drug resistance mutation; IN, integrase; NGS, next-generation sequencing; PR/RT, protease/reverse transcriptase.