TABLE 1.

Comparison between Abbott RealTime HBV and Cobas TaqMan 48 HBV real-time PCR assays

Abbott RealTime assay result	No. of results obtained by COBAS AmpliPrep/ Cobas TaqMan
	<12 IU/ml, target detected	12-54 IU/ml	Within dynamic range	>8.04 log IU/ml	Total
Negative	1				1
<10 IU/ml, target detected	14	1b			15
Within dynamic range	7a	1c	100	4d	112
>9.0 log IU/ml					0
Total no.	22	2	100	4	128

^aAbbott RealTime results ranged from 12 to 34 IU/ml.

^bRoche TaqMan, 34 IU/ml.

^cRoche TaqMan, 12 IU/ml; Abbott RealTime, 84 IU/ml.

^dAbbott RealTime results: 7.91, 8.15, 8.16, and 8.90 log IU/ml.