TABLE 5.

Performance of the target-capture PCR assay with the QCMD panel

QCMD code	Subtype	HBV concn			Accuracy (%)
		Calculated by target-capture PCR		Published by QCMD (copies/ml)
		IU/ml	Copies/mla
HBV-01	A	547,239	1.4 × 106	1 × 106	140
HBV-02	A	288	0.74 × 103	1 × 103	74
HBV-03		0	0	0	100
HBV-04	D	14,265	0.37 × 105	1 × 105	37
HBV-05	A	4,077	1 × 104	1 × 104	100
HBV-06	A	1,155	3 × 103	3 × 103	100
HBV-07	A	87	226	200	113
HBV-08	A	39,445	1 × 105	1 × 105	100

^aEach result is the average for triplicate samples in IU per milliliter converted to copies per milliliter with the following formula: 1 IU = 2.6 copies.