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. 2023 Feb 8;32(3):375–381. doi: 10.1007/s00580-023-03445-6

Table 5.

Comparison between the mean Ct values of Orf1ab of individual test and pool testing of different sizes

Ct value for individual positive samples Ct mean (± SD)
Orf1ab
Individual 4 samples 8 samples 10 samples
 ≤ 20 cycles 18.2 (± 1.8) 19.4 (± 1.8) 20.15 (± 0.9) 22.51 (± 1.4)
21–30 cycles 27.31 (± 2.5) 28.5 (± 2.8) 30.3 (± 1.5) 31.4 (± 2.3)
 ≥ 31 cycles 35.13 (± 0.8) 37.1 (± 0.9) 37.7 (± 2.1) 39.2 (± 2.2)
Total 26.88 (± 5.1) 28.33 (± 5.5) 29.38 (± 4.5) 31.04 (± 5.9)