Table 3 Sensitivity of the studied RT-qPCR assays determined by analysis of twenty replicates of samples representing 1–100 copies of viral RNA per reaction.
From: Commercially available SARS-CoV-2 RT-qPCR diagnostic tests need obligatory internal validation
Number of positive results (N = 20) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
1 copy/rxn | 10 copies/rxn | 100 copies/rxn | |
Liferiver | 10 (mean Ct = 37.272) | 20 (mean Ct = 35.476) | 20 (mean Ct = 32.283) |
Vitassay | 5 (mean Ct = 38.758) | 18 (mean Ct = 37.218) | 20 (mean Ct = 34.307) |
TaqPath | 7 (mean Ct = 36.035) | 20 (mean Ct = 32.971) | 20 (mean Ct = 29.586) |