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. 2012 Sep 4;187(1):37–42. doi: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2012.08.023

Table 2.

Blind study results for Orthopox diagnostic remainder clinical specimens (tested in duplicate).

Sample Visual ID Line intensity Sample type Days post rash onset Virus CT PFU/ml Correct?
1 + Med Vesicle/skin 3 Vaccinia 22 4.6E + 03
+ Med



2 + Med Swab Unknown Vaccinia Nd 6.1E + 05
+ Med



3 −/+a Faint Swab 11 Vaccinia 21 4.9E + 04 ×
×



4 + Weak Swab 12 Vaccinia 19 1.2E + 05
+ Weak



5 + Faint Vesicle/skin 3 Vaccinia 22 Ndb
+ Weak



6 + Weak Scab Unknown Monkeypox 15 Nd
+ Med



7 + Faint Swab Unknown Monkeypox 18 Nd
+ Faint



8c Swab Unknown Monkeypox 22 1.0E + 01 ×
×



9 + Med Scab Unknown Monkeypox 16 Nd
+ Med



10 + Faint Swab Unknown Monkeypox 17 2.8E + 03
+ Faint



11c + Weak Swab Unknown Monkeypox 15 1.0E + 01
+ Faint
a

Sample became positive after scheduled 15 min read time.

b

Not determined.

c

Re-extracted samples.