TABLE 1.
RNA levels (copies/ml) | No. of specimensa | Log10 difference (mean ± SD) | No. (%) showing a difference of:
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<0.3 log10 | ≥0.3–<0.5 log10 | ≥0.5 log10 | |||
500–4,999 | 69 | 0.16 ± 0.12 | 59 (85.5) | 9 (13.0) | 1 (1.4) |
5,000–49,999 | 86 | 0.13 ± 0.10 | 82 (95.3) | 3 (3.5) | 1 (1.2) |
50,000–499,999 | 88 | 0.11 ± 0.09 | 85 (96.6) | 3 (3.4) | 0 |
Specimens classified according to mean of initial and repeat values.