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Table 4 Repeated testing of the samples with discordant results between bDNA 3.0 and Abbott RealTime.*

From: Comparative evaluation of the performance of the Abbott RealTime HIV-1 assay for measurement of HIV-1 plasma viral load on genetically diverse samples from Greece

bDNA 3.0 (+)/Abbott RealTime (-)

Repeat bDNA 3.0

Repeat Abbott RealTime

(copies/ml)

(copies/ml)

(copies/ml)

54

<50

<40

62

<50

<40

66

<50

<40

74

<50

<40

76

<50

<40

337

152

<40

674

<50

<40

  1. *Repeated testing of the two samples detected only by the Abbott RealTime was not possible because of insufficient sample quantities