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Table 2: Comparison of HC2 assay with real-time-polymerase chain reaction for detection of HBV DNA (n = 66)
| Hybrid capture 2 assay for HBV DNA | Real-time PCR for HBV DNA | Total | |||||
| Positive | Negative | ||||||
| Positive | 40 | 0 | 40 | ||||
| Negative | 20 | 6 | 26 | ||||
| Total | 60 | 6 | 66 | ||||
Sensitivity: 66%; Specificity: 100%; PPV: Positive predictive value; NPV: 100%; Negative predictive value: 23%; Accuracy: 69%; PCR: Polymerase chain reaction; HBV: Hepatitiis B virus; HC2; Hybrid capture 2
