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. 1999 Mar;37(3):812–814. doi: 10.1128/jcm.37.3.812-814.1999

TABLE 2.

Comparison of initial and repeat tests for specimens displaying initial values of >500 RNA copies/ml and a CV of >35%

%CV No. of specimens Log10 difference (mean ± SD) No. (%) showing a difference of:
<0.3 log10 ≥0.3–0.5 log10 ≥0.5 log10
35–49 93 0.13 ± 0.11 87 (93.5) 5 (5.4) 1 (1.1)
50–69 37 0.22 ± 0.13 26 (70.3) 11 (29.7) 0 
70–99 8 0.25 ± 0.15 5 (62.5) 3 (37.5) 0 
100–125 3 1.03 ± 0.29 0  0  3 (100)