TABLE 2.
Use of whole-blood RNA as a template in the Roche Amplicor system
| Results (whole blood/Roche) | Roche Amplicor results (no. positive/total)a
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Standard volume | High volume | |
| Negative/negative | 0/6 | 0/6 |
| Positive/positive | 6/6 | NT |
| Positive/negative | 0/9 | 8/9 |
Standard volume utilized RNA from 5 ml of plasma or whole blood (see text). High volume utilized RNA from 50 ml of whole blood. NT, not tested.