TABLE 2.
Qualitative PCR results of HBV genome-positive specimens following extraction with the Chemagic DNA/RNA kit and the QIAamp DNA Blood Mini kit
| Viral loada (genome equivalents/ml) | No. of samples | No. PCR positive following extraction with:
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemagen | QIAGEN | ||
| ≤5 × 102 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| >5 × 102-≤1 × 103 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| >1 × 103-≤5 × 103 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| >5 × 103-≤5 × 104 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| >5 × 104-≤5 × 105 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| >5 × 105-≤5 × 106 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| >5 × 106 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 100 |
a
The samples were grouped by viral loads previously obtained by quantitative HBV PCR following extraction with the QIAamp DNA Blood Mini kit in our routine laboratory.