Table 4.
Antibody responses in sera (via Western blot) compared with viral loads in HBoV-positive samples.
Viral load/Ab response | Total samples | IgM no. (%) | IgG no. (%) | Antibodies no. (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Viremia | 21 | 15 (71.4%) | 11 (52.4%) | 19 (90.5%) |
With high viral load (>104 copies/ml) | 22 | 16 (72.7%) | 13 (59.1%) | 19 (86.4%) |
Single HBoV infection | 36 | 26 (72.2%) | 19 (52.8%) | 33 (91.7%) |
Multiple viral infections | 43 | 19 (44.2%) | 21 (48.8%) | 30 (69.8%) |
Total HBoV-positive | 79 | 44 (55.7%) | 40 (50.6%) | 63 (79.7%) |