Development of a rapid recombinase polymerase amplification assay for the detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae in whole blood

Table 3 Analytical sensitivity

Input Level	# of Replicates Tested	# of Replicates Detected	# of Replicates Detected
Stress (GE)		RPA	PCR
8	12	12	12
7	12	12	12
6	12	12	12
5	12	12	11
4	12	12	11
3	12	9	8
2	12	8	9
1	12	8	4

The number of replicates producing positive signals following RPA and PCR amplification of varying (8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1) S. pneumoniae genome equivalents (GE)

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