Table 1.
Clinical information for 44 confirmed patients
| Variables | HBV-related markers | HDV-related markers | GAPDH | ||||||||
| HBV viral load (IU/mL) | HBsAg | Anti-HBs | HBeAg | Anti-HBe | Anti-HBc | Anti-HDV | RT-PCR (IU/mL) | ddPCR (IU/mL) | RT-PCR (CT value) | ddPCR (copies/reaction) | |
| Patient 1 | 200 | + | − | − | − | + | + | ND | 3,544.11 | 25.03 | 5,006.3 |
| Patient 2 | 1,006 | + | − | − | − | + | + | 28,817.78 | 66,139.71 | 24.67 | 8,993.5 |
| Patient 3 | 3 × 104 | + | − | − | + | + | + | 28,716.50 | 33,891.65 | 27.51 | 426.4 |
| Patient 4 | 4,616 | + | − | − | + | + | + | 13,553.29 | 31,762.79 | 25.82 | 3,550.6 |
| Patient 5 | 208 | + | − | − | + | + | + | 10,659.73 | 7,093.79 | 24.19 | 10,331.5 |
| Patient 6 | 2,323 | + | − | − | + | + | + | ND | 1,534.51 | 26.61 | 874.1 |
| Patient 7 | 1.6 × 104 | + | − | − | + | + | + | ND | 451.40 | 25.33 | 3,627.8 |
| Patient 8 | 2.7 × 105 | + | − | + | − | + | + | 311,500.80 | 476,802.84 | 25.94 | 3,341.2 |
| Patient 9 | 3,008 | + | − | + | + | + | + | 11,846.70 | 14,297.60 | 27.28 | 529.0 |
| Patient 10 | 7.9 × 104 | + | − | + | + | + | + | ND | 954.38 | 26.44 | 897.2 |
| Patient 11 | 6,009 | + | − | − | + | + | + | ND | 523.13 | 26.15 | 961.5 |
| Patient 12 | 3,760 | + | − | − | + | + | + | ND | 365.73 | 25.57 | 4,002.3 |
| Patient 13 | 600 | + | − | − | + | + | + | 101,549.07 | 140,285.70 | 23.81 | 13,342.8 |
| Patient 14 | 2,989 | + | − | − | + | + | + | 43,318.11 | 962.11 | 27.60 | 447.0 |
| Patient 15 | 2.1 × 104 | + | − | − | + | + | + | ND | 477.00 | 25.88 | 3,881.2 |
| Patient 16 | 6.7 × 106 | + | − | + | − | + | + | ND | 351.39 | 24.68 | 8,221.4 |
| Patient 17 | 5.2 × 104 | + | − | + | − | + | + | ND | 1,227.48 | 25.76 | 4,621.8 |
| Patient 18 | 3,021 | + | − | + | − | + | + | 10,140.35 | 8,872.20 | 26.61 | 749.6 |
| Patient 19 | 6,701 | + | − | − | + | + | + | ND | ND | 27.67 | 388.5 |
| Patient 20 | 880 | + | − | − | + | + | + | ND | 620.10 | 24.53 | 9,001.3 |
| Patient 21 | 1,554 | + | − | − | − | + | + | ND | ND | 25.35 | 4,890.7 |
| Patient 22 | 990 | + | − | − | + | + | + | 12,577.15 | 14,007.90 | 27.14 | 525.6 |
| Patient 23 | 1,228 | + | − | − | + | + | + | ND | 445.20 | 26.48 | 880.5 |
| Patient 24 | 2.2 × 104 | + | − | + | − | + | + | ND | 302.10 | 28.61 | 322.7 |
| Patient 25 | 394 | + | − | − | + | + | + | ND | ND | 27.94 | 639.6 |
| Patient 26 | 5.3 × 105 | + | − | + | − | + | + | ND | ND | 26.79 | 887.3 |
| Patient 27 | 7,217 | + | − | − | + | + | + | ND | 302.42 | 24.52 | 8,992.5 |
| Patient 28 | 209 | + | − | − | + | + | + | ND | ND | 26.24 | 922.9 |
| Patient 29 | 1,020 | + | − | − | + | + | + | ND | 524.70 | 27.28 | 738.5 |
| Patient 30 | 330 | + | − | − | − | + | + | ND | ND | 28.31 | 357.3 |
| Patient 31 | 3.3 × 104 | + | − | + | + | + | − | ND | ND | 26.63 | 922.8 |
| Patient 32 | 8.1 × 106 | + | − | + | − | + | − | ND | ND | 24.54 | 7,993.0 |
| Patient 33 | 7.3 × 107 | + | − | + | − | + | − | ND | ND | 23.91 | 12,607.1 |
| Patient 34 | 2,001 | + | − | − | + | + | − | ND | ND | 24.73 | 8,299.6 |
| Patient 35 | 9.2 × 105 | + | − | + | − | + | − | ND | ND | 25.88 | 3,989.7 |
| Patient 36 | 1.0 × 104 | + | − | + | − | + | − | ND | ND | 27.90 | 625.4 |
| Patient 37 | 8.2 × 104 | + | − | + | − | + | − | ND | ND | 28.64 | 302.9 |
| Patient 38 | 5.6 × 104 | + | − | + | + | + | − | ND | ND | 26.51 | 939.3 |
| Patient 39 | 6,009 | + | − | + | + | + | − | ND | ND | 26.23 | 977.4 |
| Patient 40 | 2.9 × 104 | + | − | + | − | + | − | ND | ND | 24.01 | 9,022.1 |
| Patient 41 | 5.1 × 106 | + | − | + | − | + | − | ND | ND | 24.69 | 8,775.6 |
| Patient 42 | 3.2 × 104 | + | − | + | − | + | − | ND | ND | 24.88 | 7,990.4 |
| Patient 43 | 377 | + | − | − | + | + | − | ND | ND | 27.81 | 677.3 |
| Patient 44 | 6.2 × 105 | + | − | + | − | + | − | ND | ND | 26.42 | 938.5 |
ddPCR, digital droplet PCR; GAPDH, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase; HBV, hepatitis B virus; HDV, hepatitis delta virus; ND, not detected; RT-PCR, reverse-transcriptase PCR.