Research Article
Analytical Performances of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA-Based Amplix® Real-Time PCR Platform for HIV-1 RNA Quantification
Table 2
Repeatability and reproducibility of the HIV-1 RNA-based Amplix real-time PCR assay.
| Panel | Target HIV-1 RNA (log copies/mL) | Number of determinations | Mean (SD) (log copies/mL) of HIV-1 RNA measured | Coefficient of variation (%) |
| Repeatability | | | | | Third WHO standard | 5.04 | 3 | 5.2 (0.3) | 5.7 | Low-positive pool | 3.17 | 30 | 3.2 (0.2) | 7.7 | High-positive pool | 6.33 | 30 | 6.5 (0.3) | 4.6 |
| Reproducibility | | | | | Third WHO standard | 5.04 | 3 | 5.3 (0.4) | 7.5 | Low-positive pool | 3.17 | 30 | 3.3 (0.3) | 9.1 | High-positive pool | 6.33 | 30 | 6.6 (0.4) | 6.0 |
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SD: standard deviation.
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