Table 2.
Comparison between hepatitis B virus DNA levels of 180 serum samples from 48 patients with chronic hepatitis B measured with the Abbott and Da-an real-time polymerase chain reaction assays
Abbott RealTime assay result (log IU/mL) |
Da-an real-time HBV DNA assay result (log IU/mL) |
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≥ 8.00 | ≥ 3.00-< 8.00 | < 3.00 (negative) | Total | |
> 9.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
≥ 1.18-≤ 9.00 | 3 | 120 | 52 | 175 |
< 1.18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Negative | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 3 | 124 | 53 | 180 |
HBV: Hepatitis B virus.