Table 3

Comparison of microarray and real-time PCR performance in detecting RSV B or hMPV

Patient ID

Array

WKL

P value

PDA diagnosis

PCR diagnosis

PCR Ct value

Virus copy no.

122

35887

20.87

2.47 × 10^-29

hMPV

hMPV

24.8

5.0 × 10⁴

133

71180

22.33

6.93 × 10^-62

hMPV

hMPV

25.1

4.0 × 10⁴

165

66691

16.95

3.49 × 10^-4

hMPV

hMPV

27.9

3.9 × 10³

254

70935

25.02

2.87 × 10^-39

hMPV

hMPV

22

5.4 × 10⁵

769

73067

24.62

3.70 × 10^-52

hMPV

hMPV

25.7

2.5 × 10⁴

832

73068

13.52

4.54 × 10^-6

hMPV

hMPV

28.2

3.1 × 10³

892*

68359

ND

hMPV

34

27

324*

35259

20.61

3.55 × 10^-94

RSV B

RSV B

21.4

3.0 × 10⁶

355

35662

18.00

2.97 × 10^-40

RSV B

RSV B

20.3

6.7 × 10⁶

374

66695

ND

RSV B

34.1

500

378

70933

13.82

7.77 × 10^-17

RSV B

RSV B

23.9

5.4 × 10⁵

412

35890

19.66

2.42 × 10^-49

RSV B

RSV B

23.5

6.9 × 10⁵

483*

36053

12.17

1.47 × 10^-12

RSV B

RSV B

24.8

2.9 × 10⁵

924*

66703

ND

RSV B

33.7

630

337

71192

21.73

3.49 × 10^-14

RSV B

RSV B

1.1 × 10⁵

841

73070

22.66

4.21 × 10^-50

RSV B

RSV B

20.9

4.4 × 10⁶

hMPV

35.4

8

*Hospitalized patients. ND, none detected.

Wong et al. Genome Biology 2007 8:R93   doi:10.1186/gb-2007-8-5-r93