Table 4.

Comparison of Ct value means for LightCycler Multiplex RNA Virus Master with three primer-probe sets (IDT, Phu Sa, and TIB-Molbiol).

Dilution	Viral copies	TIB-Molbiol Ct values				IDT Ct values				Phu Sa Ct values
		Mean	SD	R 2	AE	Mean	SD	R 2	AE	Mean	SD	R 2	AE
1 : 107	96	34.64	0.47	0.97	107	34.81	0.37	0.97	107	34.78	0.19	0.97	108
1 : 107½	48	36.13	0.49			36.32	0.36			36.28	0.20
1 : 108	9.6	37.64	0.47			37.81	0.37			37.79	0.22
1 : 108½	4.8	39.02	0.34			39.17	0.27			39.23	0.10