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. 2021 Apr 17;21:360. doi: 10.1186/s12879-021-06061-3

Table 2.

Median Ct difference between individual and pooled samples

Pool details Ct difference (Median) Interquartile range (IQR)
4 pool (HP) 2.29 0.49
4 pool (MP) 1.79 0.79
4 pool (WP) - 18.26 39.60
8 pool (HP) 3.10 1.38
8 pool (MP) 2.66 1.21
8 pool (WP) −36.01 28.81

* HP High viral load positive sample, MP Medium viral load positive sample, WP low viral load or weak positive sample