Hi DT,
Thanks for posting.
Having read the thread I can see how you might feel that way.
To me your question was perfectly valid and Sir's response was rude. We all have bad days.
That might well have been the end of it but you did then throw a rock back with:
Hi Sir,
Have you just caught up with this conversation? - a day late and a dollar short, as they say.
Maybe get yourself into the ballpark first, then we'll have something to talk about.
dt
And it looks like the bickering continues from there. Sir did have a valid point in that not detected does deserve a dancing banana.
To answer the original question:
I've now seen well over 2000 HCV RNA results from almost every lab in the country.
Some report at HCV quantitative like this
HCV RNA <15
log < 1.18
And then go on to add:
Comment: Undetected (by mostly COBAS Taqman)
Some report it like this:
HCV RNA
N
N = Undetected
Some like this:
HCV RNA < 15
COM1
COM1: Not detected
There are quite a few styles and skipping writing <12 <15 <25 or <30 when it is undetected is not that uncommon.
Undetected itself really just means <5 (depending on the test).
I did see one the other day that said something like "Quantification not done due to HCV RNA not being detected" which seemed a pretty sensible way to report it.
Personally I prefer the ones that cut to the chase and just say undetected rather than requiring me to read the <15 and then the comment.
Anyway, I think you've been here long enough to be made a moderator too so take care with the extra buttons. The pay is terrible and the hours are awful.
We're a mixed bunch and it's highly stressful wondering if you're going to draw the short straw at SVR time. I've enjoyed a lot of your posts and would hate to see you go or not feel welcome. Maybe you and Sir could agree it was not the finest hour on the forum and both decide to move on?
I would be willing to bet that if you and Sir did the personailty test here:
www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.asp
You would fall at polar opposite ends
Me, I'm an INTP
INTP
Introvert(38%) iNtuitive(62%) Thinking(53%) Perceiving(34%)
You have moderate preference of Introversion over Extraversion (38%)
You have distinct preference of Intuition over Sensing (62%)
You have moderate preference of Thinking over Feeling (53%)
You have moderate preference of Perceiving over Judging (34%)