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Table 2 Overall performance of laboratories according to each evaluated criterion as a percentage of the maximum score

From: The Brazilian Network for HIV-1 Genotyping External Quality Control Assurance Programme

  

Sample 1

Sample 2

 

Qualitative variables

Positive PCR amplification

   
  

90.5%

92.9%

91.7%

Genetic diversity of sequenced samples

   

Less than 2.2%

100%

100%

100%

Quantitative variables

Number of obtained sequences

   

4

0%

0%

 

5

6.0%

4.8%

 

6

6.0%

3.6%

 

7

75.9%

80.7%

88.6%

Correct interpretation of mutations (codons)

   

Protease

1

0%

0%

 

2

1.2%

1.2%

 

3

0%

0%

 

4

1.2%

1.2%

 

5

85.7%

88.1%

89.3%

Reverse transcriptase

1

0%

0%

 

2

1.2%

1.2%

 

3

0%

0%

 

4

1.2%

1.2%

 

5

85.7%

88.1%

89.3%

Quality of sequences (Phred quality scores)

   

100% above 30

22.7%

25.0%

23.8%

  1. The results correspond to the mean values of the five evaluations. The viral load of sample 1 is 2000 copies/mL and the viral load of sample 2 is 10,000 copies/mL