TABLE 1.

Precision of the class capture IgM anti-HEV EIA

Assay	IgM concn	No. of each sample testeda	OD
			Mean	SD	% CV
Intraplate precision	Low	28	0.461	0.022	4.800
	Intermediate	28	1.418	0.062	4.371
	High	28	2.154	0.036	1.674
Interplate precision	Low	12	0.469	0.029	6.263
	Intermediate	12	1.585	0.065	4.124
	High	12	2.146	0.079	3.671

^aAll samples were from the same pool. For the interplate precision assay, samples were aliquoted, frozen, and tested in separate plates.