TABLE 2.
Sample | Test outcome | HBeAg status of subjects by AxSymHBe 2.0 |
Total subjects | |
---|---|---|---|---|
HBeAg+ | HBeAg− | |||
Serum (S) | HBeAg+ | 292 | 4 | 296 |
HBeAg− | 11 | 391 | 402 | |
Total | 303 | 395 | 698 | |
Whole blood (WB) | HBeAg+ | 0 | 0 | |
HBeAg− | 244 | 244 | ||
Total | 244 | 244 | ||
Total (S+WB) | HBeAg+ | 292 | 4 | 296 |
HBeAg− | 11 | 635 | 646 | |
Total | 303 | 639 | 942 |
Clinical sensitivity for serum, 96.37%; clinical specificity for serum, 98.99%; clinical specificity for whole blood, 100.00%; clinical specificity for all samples, 99.37%.